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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2014. Elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2014 for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, representing the 50 U.S. states. Elections were also held for the non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and four of the five U.S. territories.
The winners of these elections will serve in the 114th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States Census.
The Republicans have currently won 15 seats from Democrats, while 3 Republican-held seats turned Democratic. One district is still too close to call (AZ-2), and a recount is currently taking place. The Republicans have already achieved their largest majority in the House since 1946, but if they can gain the one remaining tossup seat, then they will achieve their largest majority in the House since 1928.[2] Combined with the Republican gains made in 2010, the total number of Democratically-held House seats lost under Barack Obama's presidency rose to 75 with these elections. Thus, this marked the highest number of House seats lost under a two-term president of the same party in American history (surpassing the 74 seats lost under Harry S. Truman).[3]
Forty-one representatives are retiring from their seats.
Sixteen Democrats are retiring from their seats.
Twenty-five Republicans are retiring from their seats.
Republicans had a net gain of nine seats, taken from Democrats.
Eleven Democrats lost re-election to Republicans.
Two Republicans lost re-election to Democrats.
Republicans had a net gain of four seats previously held by Democrats.
Five open seats previously held by Democrats, were won by Republicans.
One open seat previously held by a Republican was won by a Democrat.
The following are the predictions for House districts where at least one out of the Cook Political Report, Daily Kos Elections, the Rothenberg Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Real Clear Politics did not agree that the district was "safe Democratic" or "safe Republican." Incumbents not running for re-election have parentheses around their names, while incumbents with a caret (^) sought re-election, but were defeated in the primary election. Note that safeness of a district is not necessarily a prediction as to outcome.
195 seats were viewed as "safe Republican" and 159 as "safe Democratic" by all five of these sources.
Voters had the choice of only one major political party in more than one in six U.S. House elections nationwide, including more than one in four races in the Southern region.[47]
Four special elections were held in 2014.
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