2010 United States House of Representatives elections information
House elections for the 112th U.S. Congress
For related races, see 2010 United States elections.
2010 United States House of Representatives elections
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November 2, 2010
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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives[a] 218 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
40.9%[1] 13.6 pp
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
John Boehner[2]
Nancy Pelosi[5]
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 3, 2007
January 3, 2003
Leader's seat
Ohio 8th
California 8th
Last election
178 seats, 42.6%[3]
257 seats, 53.2%
Seats before
179
256
Seats won
242
193
Seat change
63
63
Popular vote
44,829,751[4]
38,980,192
Percentage
51.7%
44.9%
Swing
9.1%
8.3%
Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain
Speaker before election
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic
Elected Speaker
John Boehner
Republican
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2010, as part of the 2010 midterm elections during President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives to serve in the 112th United States Congress. Also, voters of the U.S. territories, commonwealths and District of Columbia chose their non-voting delegates.[b] U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections were held on the same date.
Republicans regained control of the U.S. House they had lost in the 2006 midterm election, picking up a net total of 63 seats and erasing the gains Democrats made in 2006 and 2008. Although the sitting president's party usually loses seats in a midterm election, the 2010 election resulted in the highest losses by a party in a House midterm election since 1938,[6][7] as well as the largest House swing since 1948.[8] In total, 52 House Democrats were defeated, including 34 freshman and sophomore representatives.
Republicans made their largest gain in House seats since 1938.[9] Three Democratic committee chairmen were defeated: transportation chairman Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, armed services chairman Ike Skelton of Missouri, and budget chairman John Spratt of South Carolina. Democrats made three pick-ups, winning an open seat in Delaware and defeating Republican incumbents in Hawaii and Louisiana.
The heavy Democratic Party losses in 2010 were attributed to anger at President Obama, opposition to the Affordable Care Act and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, large budget deficits, and the weak economy.[10][11][12]
As of 2023, this is the last election in which Democrats won a seat in Arkansas.
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Miller, Lorraine C. (July 10, 2009). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" (PDF). Office of the Clerk. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
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