The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 115th United States Congress. Non-voting members for the District of Columbia and territories of the United States were also elected. These elections coincided with the election of President Donald Trump, although his party lost seats in both chambers of Congress. The winners of this election served in the 115th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. In October 2015, the House elected a new Speaker, Republican Paul Ryan, who was re-elected in the new term. Democrat Nancy Pelosi continued to lead her party as Minority Leader. Elections were also held on the same day for the U.S. Senate, many governors, and other state and local elections.

Quick Facts All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

2016 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives[lower-alpha 1] 218 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.7% 18.3 pp
Majority party Minority party   Leader Paul Ryan Nancy Pelosi Party Republican Democratic Leader since October 29, 2015 January 3, 2003 Leader's seat Wisconsin 1st California 12th Last election 247 seats, 51.2% 188 seats, 45.5% Seats won 241 194 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 63,182,073[1] 61,765,832[1] Percentage 49.1% 48.0% Swing 2.1% 2.5%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Paul Ryan Republican Elected Speaker Paul Ryan Republican

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Democrats gained 6 seats in this election, although Republicans narrowly won the popular vote and won a 241–194 majority. Republicans suffered net losses in both houses of Congress, despite winning the presidency, a first for either party since the 2000 elections. This was also the first election since 2000 in which the winning presidential party lost House seats.

As of 2022, this is the last time Republicans won a majority of seats in Colorado, Virginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and the most recent election cycle in which Republicans won a House seat in Maine or any state in the New England region, or won every house seat in Kansas.

Forty-two Representatives declined to seek re-election in 2016, divided into eighteen Democrats and twenty-four Republicans.

Democrats had a net gain of one seat in which the incumbent was not on the ballot.

In thirty-five races, the margin of victory was less than 10%.

This table shows the primary dates for regularly-scheduled elections. It also shows the type of primary. In an "open" primary, any registered voter can vote in any party's primary. In a "closed" primary, only voters registered with a specific party can vote in that party's primary. In a "top-two" primary, all candidates run against each other regardless of party affiliation, and the top two candidates advance to the second round of voting (in Louisiana, a candidate can win the election by winning a majority of the vote in the first round). All of the various other primary types are classified as "hybrid." Alaska in 2008 provides one example of a hybrid primary: the Democratic Party allowed unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary, while the Republican Party only allowed party members to vote in its primary.^[4]

^RIndicates a state that requires primary run-off elections under certain conditions.

These elections were for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2017. Sorted by date, then by state, then by district.