2014 United States House of Representatives elections information
House elections for the 114th U.S. Congress
For related races, see 2014 United States elections.
2014 United States House of Representatives elections
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November 4, 2014
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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives[a] 218 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
36.4% 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
13
13
Popular vote
40,081,282[1]
35,624,357[1]
Percentage
51.2%
45.5%
Swing
3.6%
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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^ abHaas, 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.
^"Republicans match post-WWII record after holding two La. House seats". Fox News Channel. December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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