Long Day on the Hill, Big Victory for Democrats
Legislation that would transform the nation’s health insurance system won approval by a slim margin in the House on Saturday night.
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Representative | Margin of victory when last elected |
District’s winner in 2008 presidential election |
Pct. of nonelderly uninsured in the district | Fresh- men |
District won by McCain | District won by Obama | District switched from Repub- lican in 2008 |
Blue Dogs | ||||
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Scott Murphy(N.Y. 20) | <1 | Obama | +3% | 12% | ||||||||
Bobby Bright(Ala. 2) | <1 | McCain | +26% | 15% | ||||||||
Frank Kratovil Jr.(Md. 1) | <1 | McCain | +19% | 11% | ||||||||
Walt Minnick(Idaho 1) | +1 | McCain | +26% | 20% | ||||||||
Eric Massa(N.Y. 29) | +2 | McCain | +3% | 10% | ||||||||
Parker Griffith(Ala. 5) | +3 | McCain | +23% | 16% | ||||||||
John Adler(N.J. 3) | +4 | Obama | +5% | 11% | ||||||||
Glenn Nye(Va. 2) | +5 | Obama | +2% | 12% | ||||||||
Chet Edwards(Tex. 17) | +8 | McCain | +35% | 23% | ||||||||
Travis Childers(Miss. 1) | +11 | McCain | +24% | 19% | ||||||||
John Boccieri(Ohio 16) | +11 | McCain | +2% | 14% | ||||||||
Larry Kissell(N.C. 8) | +11 | Obama | +5% | 20% | ||||||||
Jason Altmire(Pa. 4) | +12 | McCain | +11% | 9% | ||||||||
Harry Teague(N.M. 2) | +12 | McCain | +1% | 25% | ||||||||
Betsy Markey(Colo. 4) | +12 | McCain | +1% | 18% | ||||||||
Jim Marshall(Ga. 8) | +15 | McCain | +13% | 22% | ||||||||
Suzanne Kosmas(Fla. 24) | +16 | McCain | +2% | 20% | ||||||||
Dennis J. Kucinich(Ohio 10) | +18 | Obama | +20% | 13% | ||||||||
Lincoln Davis(Tenn. 4) | +21 | McCain | +29% | 17% | ||||||||
Allen Boyd(Fla. 2) | +24 | McCain | +9% | 18% | ||||||||
Heath Shuler(N.C. 11) | +26 | McCain | +5% | 21% | ||||||||
Tim Holden(Pa. 17) | +27 | McCain | +3% | 10% | ||||||||
Michael E. McMahon(N.Y. 13) | +28 | McCain | +2% | 11% | ||||||||
Brian Baird(Wash. 3) | +28 | Obama | +8% | 15% | ||||||||
Jim Matheson(Utah 2) | +29 | McCain | +18% | 16% | ||||||||
Ben Chandler(Ky. 6) | +29 | McCain | +12% | 16% | ||||||||
Ike Skelton(Mo. 4) | +32 | McCain | +22% | 17% | ||||||||
John Barrow(Ga. 12) | +32 | Obama | +11% | 21% | ||||||||
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin(S.D.) | +35 | McCain | +8% | 14% | ||||||||
Mike McIntyre(N.C. 7) | +38 | McCain | +5% | 23% | ||||||||
Dan Boren(Okla. 2) | +41 | McCain | +32% | 29% | ||||||||
Collin C. Peterson(Minn. 7) | +45 | McCain | +3% | 11% | ||||||||
Bart Gordon(Tenn. 6) | +49 | McCain | +25% | 14% | ||||||||
Gene Taylor(Miss. 4) | +49 | McCain | +35% | 22% | ||||||||
Mike Ross(Ark. 4) | +72 | McCain | +19% | 22% | ||||||||
Rick Boucher(Va. 9) | Unopposed | McCain | +19% | 16% | ||||||||
Artur Davis(Ala. 7) | Unopposed | Obama | +48% | 19% | ||||||||
Charlie Melancon(La. 3) | Unopposed | McCain | +24% | 18% | ||||||||
John Tanner(Tenn. 8) | Unopposed | McCain | +13% | 16% |
Legislation that would transform the nation’s health insurance system won approval by a slim margin in the House on Saturday night.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted 220-215 to approve a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system.
How the House bill and measures from the Senate committees compare on some key issues.