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CRS Report for Congress
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Major Leadership Election Contests
In the House of Representatives,
94th - 107th Congresses
November 30, 2001
Mildred Amer
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

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Major Leadership Election Contests in the
House of Representatives,
94th - 107th Congresses
Summary
This report contains data on votes for Speaker of the House and elections in
party conferences or caucuses for major leaders within each party from the 94th
through 107th Congresses. It reflects actual balloting on the House floor for Speakers
and in the Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference for other positions. Table
1 identifies the votes for Speaker. Tables 2-14 provide the names and states of the
candidates for each of the major party offices, the Congress(es) in which they ran, and
the votes they received. Also noted are Members elected with no opposition.
Although most caucus or conference balloting for other leadership positions took
place prior to the convening of a new Congress, in some cases leadership elections
were held to fill vacancies during a Congress.
The 14 tables herein provide data on the individuals receiving votes for Speaker
and the party elections for the following positions:
! House Democratic Floor Leader,
! House Republican Floor Leader,
! House Democratic Whip,
! House Republican Whip,
! House Democratic Caucus Chairman,
! House Republican Conference Chairman,
! House Democratic Caucus Secretaries/Vice Chairman,
! House Republican Conference Vice Chairman,
! House Republican Conference Secretary,
! House Republican Policy Committee Chairman,
! House Republican Research Committee Chairman,
! House National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman, and
! House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman.
Since 1974, there have been no formal contests within either party for the
election of the Speaker of the House. Where there were contested races for other
positions, most were decided after one ballot. In a few races, two ballots were
needed. Three ballots were necessary before a Democratic floor leader was elected
for the 95th Congress, and before a Republican leader was elected for the 106th
Congress.
The data do not include notices of announced candidacies that were abandoned
before caucus or conference voting took place.

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
List of Tables
Table 1. Speaker of the House Elections, 1975-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Table 2. House Democratic Floor Leader Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Table 3. House Republican Floor Leader Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table 4. House Democratic Whip Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 5. House Republican Whip Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 6. House Democratic Caucus Chairman Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . 8
Table 7. House Republican Conference Chairman Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . . . 9
Table 8. House Democratic Caucus Secretary/Vice Chairman Elections,
1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Table 9. House Republican Conference Vice Chairman Elections, 1974-2001
12
Table 10. House Republican Conference Secretary Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . 13
Table 11. House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Elections,
1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Table 12. House Republican Research Committee Chairman Elections,
1974-1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table 13. House National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman
Elections, 1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Table 14. House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Chairman Appointments, 1974-2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Major Leadership Election Contests in the
House of Representatives,
94th - 107th Congresses
Introduction
This report contains data on votes for Speaker of the House and elections in
party conferences or caucuses for major leaders within each party from the 94th
through 107th Congresses. It reflects actual balloting on the House floor for Speakers
and in the Democratic Caucus and Republican Conference for other positions. Table
1 identifies the votes for Speaker. Tables 2-14 provide the names and states of the
candidates for each of the major party offices, the Congress(es) in which they ran, and
the votes they received. Also noted are Members elected with no opposition.
Although most caucus or conference balloting for other leadership positions took
place prior to the convening of a new Congress, in some cases leadership elections
were held to fill vacancies during a Congress.
The 14 tables herein provide data on the individuals receiving votes for Speaker
and the party elections for the following positions:
! House Democratic Floor Leader,
! House Republican Floor Leader,
! House Democratic Whip,
! House Republican Whip,
! House Democratic Caucus Chairman,
! House Republican Conference Chairman,
! House Democratic Caucus Secretaries/Vice Chairman,
! House Republican Conference Vice Chairman,
! House Republican Conference Secretary,
! House Republican Policy Committee Chairman,
! House Republican Research Committee Chairman,
! House National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman, and
! House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman.
Since 1974, there have been no formal contests within either party for the
election of the Speaker of the House. Where there were contested races for other
positions, most were decided after one ballot. In a few races, two ballots were
needed. Three ballots were necessary before a Democratic floor leader was elected
for the 95th Congress, and before a Republican leader was elected for the 106th
Congress.
In many of the Congresses, at least one leader was selected without opposition.
In those instances where published accounts did not mention contests for a particular

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office, it was assumed there was only one candidate. In a few instances, published
sources did not provide data on votes cast in particular contest.
The data do not include notices of announced candidacies that were abandoned
before caucus or conference voting took place.
The sources for this report include various editions of the Congressional Record,
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports, and Congressional Staff Directories.

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Table 1. Speaker of the House Elections, 1975-2001
Republican
Others
State
Votes
Congress
State Votes
Democratic Nominee
State Votes
Nominee
Receiving Votes
94th
John J. Rhodes
AZ
143
Carl B. Albert
OK
287
—
—
95th
John J. Rhodes
AZ
142
Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill
MA
290
—
—
96th
John J. Rhodes
AZ
152
Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill
MA
268
—
—
97th
Robert H. Michel
IL
183
Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill
MA
233
—
—
98th
Robert H. Michel
IL
155
Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill
MA
260
—
—
99th
Robert H. Michel
IL
175
Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill
MA
247
—
—
100th
Robert H. Michel
IL
173
Jim Wright
TX
254
—
—
101st
Initial Election
Robert H. Michel
IL
170
Jim Wrighta
TX
253
—
—
Replacement Election of June 6, 1989
Robert H. Michel
IL
164
Thomas S. Foley
WA
251
—
—
102nd
Robert H. Michel
IL
165
Thomas S. Foley
WA
262
—
—
103rd
Robert H. Michel
IL
174
Thomas S. Foley
WA
255
—
—
104th
Newt Gingrich
GA
228
Richard A. Gephardt
MO
202
—
—
105th
Newt Gingrich
GA
216
Richard A. Gephardt
MO
205
James Leach
(R-IA) 2
—
—
—
—
—
—
Robert H.
1
Michelb
106th
Dennis Hastertc
IL
220
Richard A. Gephardt
MO
205
—
107th
Dennis Hastert
IL
222
Richard A. Gephardt
MO
206
John Murtha
(D-PA) 1
Source: Journals of the House of Representatives. Party designations are taken from the Congressional Directory for the
respective years.
Note: Elected candidates in bold.
a. Representative Wright resigned as Speaker of the House on June 6, 1989.
b. Not a member of the House at the time.
c. Speaker Gingrich announced his intention to resign from the House at the end of the 105th Congress and was not a candidate
for Speaker for the 106th Congress. Subsequently, the House Republican Conference unanimously selected Representative
Robert Livingston (D-LA) as its nominee for Speaker. However, before the end of the 105th Congress, Representative
Livingston announced his resignation, effective March 1, 1999. Subsequently, Representative Hastert was nominated by
the Republican Conference to be Speaker and was elected on the first day of the 106th Congress by the House of
Representatives.

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Table 2. House Democratic Floor Leader Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidates
State
Votes
94th
Thomas P. O'Neill
MA
no opposition
95th
1st Ballot
Phillip Burton
CA
106 votes
Richard Bolling
MO
81 votes
Jim Wright
TX
77 votes
John McFall
CA
31 votes
2nd Ballot
Phillip Burton
CA
107 votes
Jim Wright
TX
95 votes
Richard Bolling
MO
93 votes
3rd Ballot
Jim Wright
TX
148 votes
Phillip Burton
CA
147 votes
96th
Jim Wright
TX
no opposition
97th
Jim Wright
TX
no opposition
98th
Jim Wright
TX
no opposition
99th
Jim Wright
TX
no opposition
100th
Thomas Foley
WA
no opposition
101st
Initial Election
Thomas Foley a
WA
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 14, 1989
Richard Gephardtb
MO
181 votes
Ed Jenkins
GA
76 votes
Lee Hamilton
IN
one write-in vote
102nd
Richard Gephardt
MO
no opposition
103rd
Richard Gephardt
MO
no opposition
104th
Richard Gephardt
MO
150 votes
Charles Rose
NC
50 votes
105th
Richard Gephardt
MO
no opposition
106th
Richard Gephardt
MO
no opposition
107th
Richard Gephardt
MO
no opposition
a. Representative Foley was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on June 6, 1989.
b. Representative Gephardt was elected House majority leader on June 14, 1989.

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Table 3. House Republican Floor Leader Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidates
State
Votes
94th
John Rhodes
AZ
no opposition
95th
John Rhodes
AZ
no opposition
96th
John Rhodes
AZ
no opposition
97th
Robert Michel
IL
103 votes
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
87 votes
98th
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
99th
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
100th
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
101st
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
102nd
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
103rd
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
104th
Richard Armey
TX
no opposition
105th
Richard Armey
TX
no opposition
106th
1st Ballot
Richard Armey
TX
100 votes
Steve Largent
OK
58 votes
Jennifer Dunn
WA
45 votes
Dennis Hasterta
IL
18 votes
2nd Ballot
Richard Armey
TX
99 votes
Steve Largent
OK
73 votes
Jennifer Dunn
WA
49 votes
3rd Ballot
Richard Armey
TX
127 votes
Steve Largent
OK
95 votes
107th
Richard Armey
TX
no opposition
a. There was an effort to draft Representative Dennis Hastert to run for majority leader when it
appeared that Representative Robert Livingston would be the new Speaker in the 106th
Congress. After Representative Livingston announced he would resign during the 106th
Congress, Representative Hastert was elected Speaker of the House on January 6, 1999.

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Table 4. House Democratic Whip Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidatesa
State
Votes
100th
Tony Coehlo
CA
167 votes
Charles Rangel
NY
78 votes
W.G. (Bill) Hefner
NC
15 votes
101st
Initial Election
Tony Coehlob
CA
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 14, 1989
William Gray
PA
134 votes
David Bonior
MI
97 votes
Beryl Anthony
AK
30 votes
102nd
Initial Election
William Grayc
PA
no opposition
Replacement Election of July 11, 1991
David Boniord
MI
160 votes
Steny Hoyer
MD
109 votes
103rd
David Bonior
MI
no opposition
104th
David Bonior
MI
145 votes
Charles Stenholm
TX
58 votes
105th
David Bonior
MI
no opposition
106th
David Bonior
MI
no opposition
107th
David Boniore
MI
no opposition
Replacement Election of October 10, 2001
Nancy Pelosif
CA
118 votes
Steny Hoyer
MD
95 votes
a. Beginning with the organization for the 100th Congress (1987-1989), House Democratic whips
have been elected. Prior to the 100th Congress, Democratic whips were appointed.
b Representative Coehlo resigned from the House on June 15, 1989.
c. Representative Gray resigned from the House on September 11, 1991.
d. Representative Bonior was elected Democratic whip on July 11, 1991, but did not assume that
position until September 11, 1991.
e. Representative Bonior announced plans to resign as Democratic whip, effective January 15, 2002.
f. Representative Pelosi will become the Democratic whip on January 15, 2002.

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Table 5. House Republican Whip Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidates
State
Votes
94th
Robert Michel
IL
75 votes
Jerry Pettis
CA
38 votes
John Erlenborn
IL
22 votes
95th
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
96th
Robert Michel
IL
no opposition
97th
Trent Lott
MS
96 votes
Bud Shuster
PA
90 votes
98th
Trent Lott
MS
no opposition
99th
Trent Lott
MS
no opposition
100th
Trent Lott
MS
no opposition
101st
Initial Election
Richard Cheneya
WY
no opposition
Replacement Election of March 22, 1989
Newt Gingrichb
GA
87 votes
Edward Madigan
IL
85 votes
102nd
Newt Gingrich
GA
no opposition
103rd
Newt Gingrich
GA
no opposition
104th
Tom DeLay
TX
119 votes
Robert Walker
PA
80 votes
Bill McCollum
FL
28 votes
105th
Tom DeLay
TX
no opposition
106th
Tom DeLay
TX
no opposition
107th
Tom DeLay
TX
no opposition
a. Representative Cheney resigned from Congress on March 17, 1989.
b. Representative Gingrich was elected Republican whip on March 22, 1989.

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Table 6. House Democratic Caucus Chairman Elections,
1974-2001
Congress
Candidates
State
Votes
94th
Phillip Burton
CA
162 votes
B.F. Sisk
CA
11 votes
95th
Thomas Foley
WA
194 votes
Shirley Chisholm
NY
96 votes
96th
Thomas Foley
WA
no opposition
97th
Gillis Long
LA
146 votes
Charlie Rose
NC
53 votes
Matthew McHugh
NY
41 votes
98th
Gillis Long
LA
no opposition
99th
Richard Gephardta
MO
no opposition
100th
Richard Gephardt
MO
no opposition
101st
Initial Election
William Grayb
PA
146 votes
Mary Rose Oakar
OH
80 votes
Mike Synar
OK
33 votes
Replacement Election of June 21, 1989
Steny Hoyerc
MD
165 votes
Barbara Kennelly
CT
82 votes
102nd
Steny Hoyer
MD
no opposition
103rd
Steny Hoyer
MD
no opposition
104th
Vic Fazio
CA
149 votes
Kweisi Mfume
MD
57 votes
105th
Vic Fazio
CA
no opposition
106th
Martin Frost
TX
108 votes
Rosa Delauro
CT
97 votes
107th
Martin Frost
TX
no opposition
a. Although Representative Gephardt had no opposition in the 99th Congress, the secret ballot for the
chairmanship was 208-5.
b. Representative Gray was elected Democratic whip on June 14, 1989, and resigned his caucus post.
c. Representative Hoyer was elected chairman of the House Democratic Caucus on June 21, 1989,
to fill the vacancy caused by Representative Gray’s election as Democratic whip.

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Table 7. House Republican Conference Chairman Elections,
1974-2001
Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
94th
John Anderson
IL
85 votes
Charles Wiggins
CA
52 votes
95th
John Anderson
IL
no opposition
96th
Initial Election
John Andersona
IL
87 votes
Thomas Kindness
OH
55 votes
Replacement Election of June 20, 1979 - 1st Ballot
Samuel Devine
OH
69 votes
Henry Hyde
IL
47 votes
Edward Derwinski
IL
32 votes
Replacement Election of June 20, 1979 - 2nd Ballot
Samuel Devineb
OH
75 votes
Henry Hyde
IL
72 votes
97th
Jack Kemp
NY
107 votes
John Rousselot
CA
77 votes
98th
Jack Kemp
NY
no opposition
99th
Jack Kemp
NY
no opposition
100th
Initial Election
Jack Kempc
NY
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 4, 1987
Richard Cheneyd
WY
no opposition
101st
1st Ballot
Jerry Lewis
CA
81 votes
Lynn Martin
IL
79 votes
William Dannemeyer
CA
7 votes
2nd Ballot
Jerry Lewis
CA
85 votes

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Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
Lynn Martin
IL
82 votes
102nd
Jerry Lewis
CA
98 votes
Carl Pursell
MI
64 votes
103rd
Richard Armey
TX
88 votes
Jerry Lewis
CA
84 votes
104th
John Boehner
OH
122 votes
Duncan Hunter
CA
102 votes
105th
John Boehner
OH
no opposition
106th
J.C. Watts
OK
121 votes
John Boehner
OH
93 votes
107th
J.C. Watts
OK
no opposition
a. Representative Anderson resigned as chairman of the House Republican Conference on June 8,
1979.
b. Representative Devine was elected chairman of the Republican Conference on June 20, 1979.
c. Representative Kemp resigned as Republican Conference chairman on June 4, 1987.
d .The same day that Representative Kemp resigned, Representative Cheney was elected Republican
Conference chairman without opposition.

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Table 8. House Democratic Caucus Secretary/Vice Chairman
Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidatea
State
Votes
94th
Patsy Mink
HI
no opposition
95th
Shirley Chisholm
NY
no opposition
96th
Shirley Chisholm
NY
no opposition
97th
Geraldine Ferraro
NY
no opposition
98th
Geraldine Ferraro
NY
no opposition
99th
Mary Rose Oakar
OH
no opposition
100th
Mary Rose Oakar
OH
no opposition
101st
Initial Election
Steny Hoyerb
MD
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 21, 1989 - 1st Ballot
Vic Fazio
CA
113 votes
Martin Frost
TX
69 votes
Marcy Kaptur
OH
37 votes
Richard Durbin
IL
34 votes
Replacement Election of June 21, 1989 - 2nd Ballot
Vic Fazio
CA
147 votes
Martin Frost
TX
74 votes
Marcy Kaptur
OH
32 votes
102nd
Vic Fazio
CA
no opposition
103rd
Vic Fazio
CA
no opposition
104th
Barbara Kennelly
CT
93 votes
Louise Slaughter
NY
90 votes
105th
Barbara Kennelly
CT
no opposition
106th
1st Ballot
Robert Menendez
NJ
92 votes
Calvin Dooley
CA
65 votes
Albert Wynn
MD
50 votes
106th
2nd Ballot
Robert Mendendez
NJ
124 votes
Calvin Dooley
CA
81 votes
107th
Robert Mendendez
NJ
no opposition
a. Since the 100th Congress (1987-1989), the caucus secretary position has been known as vice
chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.
b. Representative Hoyer was elected chairman of the Democratic Caucus on June 21, 1989, and was
succeeded as vice chairman of the caucus by Representative Fazio.

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Table 9. House Republican Conference Vice Chairman
Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
94th
Samuel Devinea
OH
no opposition
95th
Samuel Devine
OH
no opposition
96th
Initial Election
Samuel Devine
OH
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 20, 1979
Jack Edwards
AL
no opposition
97th
Jack Edwards
AL
no opposition
98th
Jack Edwards
AL
no opposition
99th
Lynn Martin
IL
no opposition
100th
Lynn Martin
IL
no opposition
101st
Bill McCollumb
FL
vote not announced-
elected
Robert Lagomarsino
CA
vote not announced
102nd
Bill McCollum
FL
no opposition
103rd
Bill McCollum
FL
no opposition
104th
Susan Molinari
NY
124 votes
Cliff Stearns
FL
100 votes
105th
Initial Election
Susan Molinaric
NY
no opposition
Replacement Election of July 16, 1997
Jennifer Dunn
WA
129 votes
Jim Nussle
IA
85 votes
106th
1st Ballot
Tillie Fowler
FL
90 votes
Ann Northup
KY
43 votes
Peter Hoekstra
MI
39 votes
Sue Myrick
SC
38 votes
106th
2nd Ballot
Tillie Fowler
FL
108 votes
Ann Northup
KY
58 votes
Peter Hoekstra
MI
42
107th
Deborah Pryce
OH
no opposition
a. Representative Devine was elected chairman of the House Republican Conference on June 20,
1979.
b. Representative McCollum was elected vice chairman of the Republican Conference in 1989.

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c. Representative Molinari resigned from the House, effective on August 1, 1997. On July 16, 1997,
Representative Dunn was elected to replace her as vice chairman.
Table 10. House Republican Conference Secretary Elections,
1974-2001
Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
94th
Jack Edwards
AL
no opposition
95th
Jack Edwards
AL
no opposition
96th
Initial Election
Jack Edwardsa
AL
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 20, 1979
Clair Burgener
CA
no opposition
97th
Clair Burgener
CA
no opposition
98th
Clair Burgener
CA
no opposition
99th
Robert Lagomarsino
CA
no opposition
100th
Robert Lagomarsino
CA
no opposition
101st
Vin Weber
MN
vote not announced-
elected
Joseph McDade
PA
vote not announced
102nd
Vin Weber
MN
no opposition
103rd
Tom DeLay
TX
95 votes
Willis Gradison
OH
71 votes
104th
Barbara Vucanovich
NV
138 votes
Tim Hutchinson
AR
90 votes
105th
Initial Election
Jennifer Dunn
WA
no opposition
Replacement Election of July 16, 1997 - 1st Ballot
Deborah Pryceb
OH
vote not announced
Sue Myrick
NC
vote not announced
Randy "Duke" Cunningham
WA
vote not announced
Jerry Weller
IL
vote not announced

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Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
105th
Replacement Election of July 16, 1997 - 2nd Ballot
Deborah Pryce
OH
110 votes
Sue Myrick
NC
65 votes
Randy “Duke”
WA
42 votes
Cunningham
106th
Deborah Pryce
OH
no opposition
107th
Barbara Cubin
WY
123
Judy Biggert
IL
76
a. Representative Edwards was elected vice chairman of the House Republican Conference on June
20, 1979, and was succeeded as secretary by Representative Burgener the same day.
b. Representative Dunn was elected vice chairman of the Republican Conference on July 16, 1997,
and was succeeded as secretary by Representative Pryce the same day.

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Table 11. House Republican Policy Committee Chairman
Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidate
State
Vote
94th
Barber Conable
NY
no opposition
95th
Del Clawson
CA
71 votes
Louis Frey
FL
63 votes
96th
Bud Shuster
PA
80 votes
Bill Frenzel
MN
55 votes
97th
Richard Cheney
WY
99 votes
Marjorie Holt
MD
68 votes
98th
Richard Cheney
WY
no opposition
99th
Richard Cheney
WY
no opposition
100th
Initial Election
Richard Cheneya
WY
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 4, 1987
Jerry Lewis
CA
88 votes
Duncan Hunter
CA
82 votes
101st
Mickey Edwards
OK
no opposition
102nd
Mickey Edwards
OK
no opposition
103rd
Henry Hyde
IL
no opposition
104th
Christopher Cox
CA
148 votes
Jim Kolbe
AZ
77 votes
105th
Christopher Cox
CA
no opposition
106th
Christopher Cox
CA
no opposition
107th
Christopher Cox
CA
no opposition
a. Representative Cheney was elected chairman of the House Republican Conference on June 4,
1987, and was succeeded as chairman of the House Policy Committee by Representative Jerry
Lewis the same day.

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Table 12. House Republican Research Committee Chairman
Elections, 1974-1993

Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
94th
Louis Frey
FL
no opposition
95th
Bill Frenzel
MN
77 votes
Marjorie Holt
MD
53 votes
96th
Trent Lott
MS
vote not announced-
elected
Lawrence Coughlin
PA
vote not announced
Willis Gradison
OH
vote not announced
97th
Edward Madigan
IL
vote not announced-
elected
Robert Walker
PA
vote not announced
98th
James Martin
NC
no opposition
99th
Jerry Lewis
CA
no opposition
100th
Initial Election
Jerry Lewisa
CA
no opposition
Replacement Election of June 4, 1989 - 1st Ballot
Mickey Edwards
OK
72 votes
Steve Bartlett
TX
57 votes
Steve Gunderson
WI
42 votes
Replacement Election of June 4, 1989 - 2nd Ballot
Mickey Edwards
OK
93 votes
Steve Bartlett
TX
71 votes
101st
Duncan Hunter
CA
vote not announced-
elected
Steve Bartlett
TX
vote not announced
102nd
Duncan Hunter
CA
no opposition
103rd
Duncan Hunter
CA
no opposition
Note: The committee was abolished after the 103rd Congress.
a. Representative Lewis was elected chairman of the Republican Policy Committee on June 4, 1989,
and was succeeded as House Republican Research Committee chairman by Representative
Edwards the same day.

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Table 13. House National Republican Congressional
Committee Chairman Elections, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
94th a
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
95th
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
96th
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
97th
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
98th
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
99th
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
100th
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
101st
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
no opposition
102nd
Guy Vander Jagt
MI
98 votes
Donald K. Sundquist
TN
66 votes
103rd
Leon William (Bill)
NY
no opposition
Paxon
104th
Leon William (Bill)
NY
no opposition
Paxon
105th b
John E. Linder
GA
—
106th c
Thomas M. Davis
VA
130 votes
John E. Linder
GA
77 votes
107th
Thomas M. Davis
VA
no oppostion
a. For much of the period since 1974, the chairman of the House National Republican Congressional
Committee have been appointed by House leaders. However, from the 101st Congress through
the 104th Congress, the chairman was elected by the Republican Conference. Only in 1990 and
1998, during the organization for the 102nd and 106th Congresses, have there been contests.
b. In November 1996, during the organizational meetings for the 105th Congress, the chairman of
the House National Republican Congressional Committee was appointed by Speaker of the
House, Newt Gingrich (See: Jackie Koszczuk, “Despite Rumblings, Gingrich Has No Serious
Challenger,” Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, Vol. 54, November 16, 1996, p. 3277).
c. In November 1998, during its organizational meetings for the 106th Congress, the Republican
Conference changed its rules to make the chairmanship of the committee an elected position
rather than an appointed one (See Jeffrey L. Katz and Carroll J. Doherty, “New GOP Leaders’
Watchword Is Realism, Not Revolution,” Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, Vol. 56,
November 21, 1998, p. 3166).

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Table 14. House Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee Chairman Appointments, 1974-2001
Congress
Candidate
State
Votes
94th
Wayne L. Hays
OH
—
95th
James C. Corman
CA
—
96th
James C. Corman
CA
—
97th
Anthony L. (Tony)
CA
—
Coelho
98th
Anthony L. (Tony)
CA
—
Coelho
99th
Anthony L. (Tony)
CA
—
Coelho
100th
Beryl F. Anthony, Jr.
AR
—
101st
Beryl F. Anthony, Jr.
AR
—
102nd
Vic H. Fazio, Jr.
CA
—
103rd
Vic H. Fazio, Jr.
CA
—
104th
Martin Frost
TX
—
105th
Martin Frost
TX
—
106th
Patrick J. Kennedy
RI
—
107th
Nita Lowey
NY
—
Note: Thus far, the chairmen of the House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have
always been appointed by the House Democratic leadership.

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