2014 United States House of Representatives elections

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections
← 2012 November 4, 2014 2016 →
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives[a]
218 seats needed for a majority
Turnout36.4% Decrease 15.6 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Boehner Nancy Pelosi
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2003
Leader's seat Ohio 8th California 12th
Last election 234 seats, 47.6% 201 seats, 48.8%
Seats won 247 188
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 13
Popular vote 40,081,282[1] 35,624,357[1]
Percentage 51.2% 45.5%
Swing Increase 3.6% Decrease 3.3%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election

John Boehner
Republican

Elected Speaker

John Boehner
Republican

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014, in the middle of President Barack Obama's second term in office. Elections were held for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, representing the 50 states. Elections were also held for the non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and four of the five territories. The winners of these elections served in the 114th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census.

The Republicans won 16 seats from Democrats, while three Republican-held seats turned Democratic. The Republicans achieved their largest majority in the House since 1928 due to a sizeable Republican wave. Combined with the Republican gains made in 2010, the total number of Democratic-held House seats lost under Barack Obama's presidency in midterm elections rose to 77 with these elections. This marked the highest number of House seats lost under a two-term president of the same party since Harry S. Truman.[2] With 36.4% of eligible voters voting, the voter turnout was the lowest since 1942.[3]

As of 2022, this is the last congressional election in which Democrats won a House seat in Nebraska, and the last time Republicans won a House seat in New Hampshire.


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  1. ^ a b Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Office of the Clerk. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Republicans match post-WWII record after holding two La. House seats". Fox News Channel. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Montanaro, Domenico; Wellford, Rachel; Pathe, Simone (November 10, 2014). "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved August 30, 2015.