United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

2012 ← November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) → 2016

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 5 (of the 6) non-voting members 218 seats needed for a majority Turnout 36.4%   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 35,624,357 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

John Boehner
Republican

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 are serving 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. 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. With 36.4% of eligible voters voting, the voter turnout was the lowest since 1942.