 Talcott was elected to the 88th United States Congress as a Republican and served an additional seven terms (January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977) before losing his seat in 1976 to Leon Panetta.Following his loss, Talcott engaged in a variety of private and public legislative work.He resided in Tacoma, Washington with his son and daughter-in-law, Ron & "Gigi" Talcott.