United States elections, 2014

2014 United States elections

Midterm elections
Election day	November 4
Senate elections
Seats contested	33 seats of Class II and 3 mid-term vacancies
Net change	Republican +9, Democratic −9
Map of the 2014 Senate races      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain Line through state means both Senate seats were up for election
House elections
Seats contested	All 435 seats to the 114th Congress
Net change	Republican +13, Democratic −13
Map of the 2014 House races   Democratic hold   Democratic gain   Republican hold   Republican gain
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested	39 (36 states, 3 territories)
Net change	Republican +2, Democratic −3, Independent +1
Map of the 2014 gubernatorial races   Democratic hold   Democratic gain   Independent gain   Republican gain   Republican hold

Map of the 2014 House races

The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 36 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were contested; along with 39 state and territorial governorships, 46 state legislatures (except Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia), four territorial legislatures, and numerous state and local races. This midterm election became the most expensive in history, with total spending reaching $3.7 billion (including spending by outside entities), while producing the lowest turnout since 1942.

The elections saw sweeping gains by the Republican Party in the Senate, House, and in numerous gubernatorial, state, and local races. The Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time since 2006, and increased their majority in the House. The Republicans also gained two seats in governors' races.

Overall, the elections resulted in the largest Republican majority in the entire country in nearly a century, with 54 seats in the Senate, 247 (56.78%) in the House, 31 governorships (62%), and 68 state legislative chambers. Moreover, Republicans gained their largest majority in the House since 1928, the largest majority in Congress overall since 1928, and the largest majority of state legislatures since 1928.