United States House of Representatives elections, 2004

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 5 non-voting members
218 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Dennis Hastert	Nancy Pelosi
Party	Republican	Democratic
Leader's seat	Illinois-14th	California-8th
Last election	229 seats, 50.0%	204 seats, 45.2%
Seats won	232	202
Seat change	3	3
Popular vote	55,958,144	52,969,786
Percentage	49.4%	46.8%
Swing	0.6%	1.6%

Results:

Democratic hold

Democratic pickup

Republican hold

Republican pickup

Independent hold

Speaker before election

Dennis Hastert
Republican

Elected Speaker

Dennis Hastert
Republican

Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 109th Congress were held on November 2, 2004. The House of Representatives has 435 seats. It coincided with the reelection of President George W. Bush. In the 108th Congress, Republicans held 227 seats, Democrats held 205, with two Republican vacancies and one independent. As a result of this election, the 109th Congress began composed of 232 Republicans, 201 Democrats, one independent (who caucuses with the Democrats), and one vacancy (Democratic Representative Bob Matsui won reelection, but died on January 1, 2005, just three days before the beginning of the 109th Congress.). The Republicans thereby built up their House majority by 3 seats (gaining 8 but losing 5).

Democrats gained open seats in Colorado, South Dakota (through a 2004 special election) and New York and ousting incumbents in Georgia and Illinois. Republicans gained an open seat in Kentucky and ousted an incumbent in Indiana. A pair of seats in Louisiana swapped party control. Republicans gained several redistricted seats in Texas.

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