List of United States representatives who served a single term


There are United States representatives who spent only a single two-year term in office usually either due to death, resignation, or electoral defeat. In some rare cases, freshmen members have decided to run for another office or not run for reelection, and two members have been Expulsion from [the United States Congress|expelled]. Many members who serve in the House for only one term are viewed by historians and political experts as having won under circumstances largely beyond their control, such as riding in on the coattails of a popular presidential or statewide candidate of their party, or by running against a scandalized incumbent. Other special cases include Morris Michael Edelstein, who won a special election to the 76th United States Congress, won re-election to a full term to the 77th United States Congress, but died early in that term after serving less than two years total.
Not included in this list are Non-voting members of the [United States House of Representatives|non-voting delegates]. Members who served in the United States Congress, but also served in the Congress of the Confederate States or as a delegate, are included. For members-elect who never took office, see List of United States representatives-elect who never took their seats.

1st Congress (1789–1791)

2nd Congress (1791–1793)

3rd Congress (1793–1795)

4th Congress (1795–1797)

5th Congress (1797–1799)

6th Congress (1799–1801)

7th Congress (1801–1803)

8th Congress (1803–1805)

64th Congress (1915–1917)

65th Congress (1917–1919)

66th Congress (1919–1921)

67th Congress (1921–1923)

68th Congress (1923–1925)

69th Congress (1925–1927)

70th Congress (1927–1929)

71st Congress (1929–1931)

72nd Congress (1931–1933)

73rd Congress (1933–1935)

74th Congress (1935–1937)

75th Congress (1937–1939)

76th Congress (1939–1941)

77th Congress (1941–1943)

78th Congress (1943–1945)

79th Congress (1945–1947)

80th Congress (1947–1949)

81st Congress (1949–1951)

82nd Congress (1951–1953)

83rd Congress (1953–1955)

84th Congress (1955–1957)

85th Congress (1957–1959)

86th Congress (1959–1961)

87th Congress (1961–1963)

88th Congress (1963–1965)

89th Congress (1965–1967)

90th Congress (1967–1969)

91st Congress (1969–1971)

92nd Congress (1971–1973)

93rd Congress (1973–1975)

94th Congress (1975–1977)

95th Congress (1977–1979)

96th Congress (1979–1981)

97th Congress (1981–1983)

98th Congress (1983–1985)

99th Congress (1985–1987)

100th Congress (1987–1989)

101st Congress (1989–1991)

102nd Congress (1991–1993)

103rd Congress (1993–1995)

104th Congress (1995–1997)

105th Congress (1997–1999)

106th Congress (1999–2001)

107th Congress (2001–2003)

108th Congress (2003–2005)

109th Congress (2005–2007)

110th Congress (2007–2009)

111th Congress (2009–2011)

112th Congress (2011–2013)

113th Congress (2013–2015)

114th Congress (2015–2017)

115th Congress (2017–2019)

116th Congress (2019–2021)

RepresentativePartyDistrictYearsNotes
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 12 2020 –
3 1 2021		Won 2020 [Georgia's 5th congressional district special election|special election].
Not a candidate for full term.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 11 2019		Resigned.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Republican3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost renomination.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Republican3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost renomination.
Democratic3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost re-election.
Republican3 1 2019 –
3 1 2021		Lost renomination.

117th Congress (2021–2023)

118th Congress (2023–2025)

119th Congress (2025–2027)