Tom Foley Democratic Tom Foley Democratic The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 1992, to elect U.S.

Despite this, however, the Democrats lost a net of nine seats in the House to the Republicans, in part due to redistricting following the 1990 census.

This election was the first to use districts drawn up during the 1990 United States redistricting cycle on the basis of the 1990 census.

[1] This was the first time ever that the victorious presidential party lost seats in the House in two consecutive elections.

As of 2022[update], this is the last congressional election in which Republicans won a House seat in Rhode Island, and the last time the Democrats won the House for more than two consecutive elections.

12 did not seek reelection, 8 were defeated in primaries, and 5 were defeated in the general election[3] Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk 65 members did not seek re-election: 41 Democrats and 24 Republicans.

Three seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignations or death in 1992, two of which were not filled until the next Congress.

Of the 435 districts created in the 2020 redistricting, twenty-seven had no incumbent representative.