97th United States Congress
House of Representatives

District
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's formal installation
Michigan 4th
David Stockman (R)
Resigned January 27, 1981, after being appointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Mark D. Siljander (R)
April 21, 1981
Maryland 5th
Gladys Spellman (D)
Incapacitated since last Congress and seat declared vacant February 24, 1981
Steny H. Hoyer (D)
May 19, 1981
Ohio 4th
Tennyson Guyer (R)
Died April 12, 1981
Mike Oxley (R)
June 25, 1981
Mississippi 4th
Jon Hinson (R)
Resigned April 13, 1981
Wayne Dowdy (D)
July 7, 1981
Pennsylvania 3rd
Raymond F. Lederer (D)
Resigned April 29, 1981, before a planned expulsion vote, having been convicted of bribery in the Abscam sting operation
Joseph F. Smith (D)
July 21, 1981
Connecticut 1st
William R. Cotter (D)
Died September 8, 1981
Barbara B. Kennelly (D)
January 12, 1982
Pennsylvania 25th
Eugene Atkinson (D)
Changed parties October 14, 1981
Eugene Atkinson (R)
October 14, 1981
California 30th
George E. Danielson (D)
Resigned March 9, 1982, after being appointed associate justice of the California Courts of Appeal
Matthew G. Martínez (D)
July 13, 1982
Ohio 17th
John M. Ashbrook (R)
Died April 24, 1982
Jean Spencer Ashbrook (R)
June 29, 1982
Indiana 1st
Adam Benjamin Jr. (D)
Died September 7, 1982
Katie B. Hall (D)
November 2, 1982

Question: Which representatives died in office in the 97th United States Congress?
Answer: In the 97th United States Congress, Tennyson Guyer (R) from the Ohio 4th district, William R. Cotter (D) from the Connecticut 1st district, John M. Ashbrook (R) from the Ohio 17th district, and Adam Benjamin Jr. (D) from the Indiana 1st district died in office.