Election Year

2008

Freshmen

9

Democrats

7

Republicans

2

Other Parties

2006

2004

2002

2000

1998

1996

1994

1992

1990

10

9

10*

11

8

15

11

12

4

8

2

2

9

4

6

0

7

1

1

7

8

2

4

9

11

5

3

1

1988

1986

1984

1982

1980

10*

13

7

5

18

5

11

5

2

2

5

2

2

3

16

1978

1976

1974

1972

20

17*

10

13

9

9

8

8

11

8

2

5

1970

1968

1966

1964

1962

1960

11*

14*

7

7

10

5

5

5

2

5

8

3

5

9

5

2

2

2

1

1958

1956

1954

1952

1950

18

10*

14*

15*

13

15

6

7

6

6

3

4

7

9

7

1948

1946

1944

1942

1940

1938

18

19*

14

13*

12

13*

14

4

8

3

5

5

4

15

6

10

7

8

1936

1934

1932

1930

1928

1926

1924

15

13*

16*

18*

10*

13*

12*

12

13

16

14

1

8

3

2

0

0

4

9

5

9

1

1922

1920

1918

1916

1914

18

17

16*

18*

10*

12

4

6

8

7

5

13

10

10

3

1