United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 114th U.S. Congress

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 served in the 114th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census.

For related races, see 2014 United States elections.

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

2014 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

36.4%

15.6 pp

	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^[1]	35,624,357^[1]
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

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 due to a sizeable Republican wave. 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.^[2] With 36.4% of eligible voters voting, the voter turnout was the lowest since 1942.^[3]

As of 2022, this is the last congressional election in which Democrats won a House seat in Nebraska, and the last time Republicans won a House seat in New Hampshire.

Results summary

Federal

↓
188	247
Democratic	Republican

More information Parties, Seats ...

Parties		Seats				Popular vote
Parties		2012	2014	Net change	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Republican Party	234	247	13	56.8%	40,081,282	51.2%	+3.6%
	Democratic Party	201	188	13	43.2%	35,624,357	45.5%	-3.3%
	Libertarian Party	–	–	–	–	954,077	1.2%	+0.1%
	Independent	–	–	–	–	640,994	0.8%	+0.2%
	Green Party	–	–	–	–	246,567	0.3%	–
	Independence Party	–	–	–	–	81,498	0.1%	+0.1%
	Constitution Party	–	–	–	–	58,863	0.1%	–
	Americans Elect Party	–	–	–	–	44,924	0.1%	+0.1%
	Others	-	-	-	-	502,678	0.6%	-0.4%
Totals		435	435	0	100.0%	78,235,240	100.0%	-

Source: Election Statistics – Office of the Clerk (does not include blank and over/under votes)

Per states

More information State, Total seats ...

State	Total seats	Democratic		Republican
State	Total seats	Seats	Change	Seats	Change
Alabama	7	1		6
Alaska	1	0		1
Arizona	9	4	1	5	1
Arkansas	4	0		4
California	53	39	1	14	1
Colorado	7	3		4
Connecticut	5	5		0
Delaware	1	1		0
Florida	27	10		17
Georgia	14	4	1	10	1
Hawaii	2	2		0
Idaho	2	0		2
Illinois	18	10	2	8	2
Indiana	9	2		7
Iowa	4	1	1	3	1
Kansas	4	0		4
Kentucky	6	1		5
Louisiana	6	1		5
Maine	2	1	1	1	1
Maryland	8	7		1
Massachusetts	9	9		0
Michigan	14	5		9
Minnesota	8	5		3
Mississippi	4	1		3
Missouri	8	2		6
Montana	1	0		1
Nebraska	3	1	1	2	1
Nevada	4	1	1	3	1
New Hampshire	2	1	1	1	1
New Jersey	12	6		6
New Mexico	3	2		1
New York	27	18	3	9	3
North Carolina	13	3	1	10	1
North Dakota	1	0		1
Ohio	16	4		12
Oklahoma	5	0		5
Oregon	5	4		1
Pennsylvania	18	5		13
Rhode Island	2	2		0
South Carolina	7	1		6
South Dakota	1	0		1
Tennessee	9	2		7
Texas	36	11	1	25	1
Utah	4	0	1	4	1
Vermont	1	1		0
Virginia	11	3		8
Washington	10	6		4
West Virginia	3	0	1	3	1
Wisconsin	8	3		5
Wyoming	1	0		1
Total	435	188	13	247	13

More information Popular vote ...

Popular vote

Republican			51.23%
Democratic			45.53%
Libertarian			1.22%
Green			0.32%
Other			1.70%

More information House seats ...

House seats

Republican			56.78%
Democratic			43.22%

Maps

Number of seats won by state
House seats by party holding plurality in state
Defeated incumbents by party.
Results shaded according to winning candidate's share of vote

Voter demographics

More information Demographic subgroup, DEM ...

2014 U.S. House vote by demographic subgroup
Demographic subgroup	DEM	GOP	Other	% of total vote
Total vote	46	51	3	100
Ideology
Liberals	87	11	2	23
Moderates	53	45	2	40
Conservatives	13	85	2	37
Party
Democrats	92	7	1	35
Republicans	5	94	1	36
Independents	42	54	4	28
Party by gender
Democratic men	92	7	1	14
Democratic women	92	7	1	21
Republican men	5	94	1	19
Republican women	5	94	1	18
Independent men	38	57	5	17
Independent women	46	50	4	12
Gender
Men	41	57	2	49
Women	51	47	2	51
Marital status
Married	40	58	2	63
Unmarried	55	42	3	37
Gender by marital status
Married men	37	61	2	33
Married women	44	54	2	30
Non-married men	49	48	3	16
Non-married women	60	38	2	21
Race/ethnicity
White	38	60	2	75
Black	89	10	1	12
Asian	49	50	1	3
Other	49	47	4	2
Hispanic (of any race)	62	36	2	8
Gender by race/ethnicity
White men	33	64	3	37
White women	42	56	2	38
Black men	86	13	1	5
Black women	91	8	1	7
Latino men (of any race)	57	41	2	4
Latina women (of any race)	66	32	2	4
All other races	49	48	3	5
Religion
Protestant	37	61	2	53
Catholic	45	54	1	24
Jewish	66	33	1	3
Other religion	67	31	2	8
None	69	29	2	12
Religious service attendance
More than weekly	40	59	1	13
Weekly	40	58	2	27
Monthly	43	55	2	14
A few times a year	48	51	1	26
Never	62	36	2	18
White evangelical or born-again Christian
White evangelical or born-again Christian	20	78	2	26
Everyone else	55	43	2	74
Age
18–24 years old	54	44	2	7
25–29 years old	54	43	3	6
30–39 years old	51	47	2	13
40–49 years old	44	54	2	19
50–64 years old	46	52	2	33
65 and older	41	57	2	22
Age by race
Whites 18–29 years old	43	54	3	8
Whites 30–44 years old	40	58	2	15
Whites 45–64 years old	36	62	2	32
Whites 65 and older	36	62	2	19
Blacks 18–29 years old	88	11	1	2
Blacks 30–44 years old	86	12	2	3
Blacks 45–64 years old	90	9	1	5
Blacks 65 and older	92	7	1	2
Latinos 18–29 years old	68	28	4	2
Latinos 30–44 years old	56	42	2	2
Latinos 45–64 years old	62	37	1	3
Latinos 65 and older	64	34	2	1
Others	49	49	2	5
Sexual orientation
LGBT	75	24	1	4
Heterosexual	45	53	2	96
Education
Not a high school graduate	54	44	2	2
High school graduate	45	53	2	18
Some college education	44	54	2	29
College graduate	44	54	2	31
Postgraduate education	53	45	2	20
Education by race/ethnicity
White college graduates	41	57	2	39
White no college degree	34	64	2	36
Non-white college graduates	70	28	2	11
Non-white no college degree	74	25	1	14
Family income
Under $30,000	59	39	2	16
$30,000–49,999	51	47	2	20
$50,000–99,999	44	55	1	34
$100,000–199,999	41	57	2	23
Over $200,000	42	57	1	7
Union households
Union	60	38	2	17
Non-union	44	54	2	83
Military service
Veterans	39	59	2	17
Non-veterans	49	49	2	83
Issue regarded as most important
Foreign policy	42	56	2	13
Health care	59	39	2	25
Economy	48	50	2	45
Illegal immigration	24	74	2	14
Region
Northeast	55	43	2	20
Midwest	45	53	2	25
South	38	59	3	33
West	50	48	2	22
Community size
Urban	56	42	2	32
Suburban	43	55	2	52
Rural	38	59	3	16

Source: CNN exit poll^[4]

Incumbents who retired

Open seats highlighted by party.
Democratic-held seats: Retired Not retired
Republican-held seats: Retired Not retired

Forty-one representatives retired from their seats.

Democrats

Sixteen Democrats (seventeen, including the delegate from the Virgin Islands) retired from their seats.

Arizona 7: Ed Pastor: Retired^[5]
California 11: George Miller: Retired^[6]
California 33: Henry Waxman: Retired^[7]
California 35: Gloria Negrete McLeod: Retired to run for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors^[8]
Hawaii 1: Colleen Hanabusa: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[9]
Iowa 1: Bruce Braley: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[10]
Maine 2: Mike Michaud: Retired to run for Governor of Maine^[11]
Michigan 12: John Dingell: Retired^[12]
Michigan 14: Gary Peters: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[13]
New Jersey 12: Rush Holt Jr.: Retired^[14]
New York 4: Carolyn McCarthy: Retired^[15]
New York 21: Bill Owens: Retired^[16]
North Carolina 7: Mike McIntyre: Retired^[15]
Pennsylvania 13: Allyson Schwartz: Retired to run for Governor of Pennsylvania^[17]
Utah 4: Jim Matheson: Retired^[18]
Virgin Islands: Donna Christian-Christensen: Retired to run for Governor of the Virgin Islands.
Virginia 8: Jim Moran: Retired^[19]

Republicans

Twenty-five Republicans retired from their seats.

Alabama 6: Spencer Bachus: Retired^[20]
Arkansas 2: Tim Griffin: Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas^[21]
Arkansas 4: Tom Cotton: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[22]
California 25: Buck McKeon: Retired^[23]
California 31: Gary Miller: Retired^[24]
California 45: John B. T. Campbell III: Retired^[25]
Colorado 4: Cory Gardner: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[26]
Georgia 1: Jack Kingston: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[27]
Georgia 10: Paul Broun: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[28]
Georgia 11: Phil Gingrey: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[29]
Iowa 3: Tom Latham: Retired^[30]
Louisiana 6: Bill Cassidy: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[31]
Michigan 4: Dave Camp: Retired^[32]
Michigan 8: Mike Rogers: Retired^[33]
Minnesota 6: Michele Bachmann: Retired^[34]
Montana at-large: Steve Daines: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[35]
New Jersey 3: Jon Runyan: Retired^[36]
North Carolina 6: Howard Coble: Retired^[37]
Oklahoma 5: James Lankford: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[38]
Pennsylvania 6: Jim Gerlach: Retired^[39]
Texas 36: Steve Stockman: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[40]
Virginia 10: Frank Wolf: Retired^[41]
Washington 4: Doc Hastings: Retired^[42]
West Virginia 2: Shelley Moore Capito: Retired to run for U.S. Senator^[43]
Wisconsin 6: Tom Petri: Retired^[44]

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Louisiana 5: Vance McAllister (R) lost a Nonpartisan blanket primary to Jamie Mayo (D) and Ralph Abraham (R). Abraham then won the runoff. Republican hold.
Massachusetts 6: John F. Tierney (D) lost renomination to Seth Moulton (D), who then won the general election. Democratic hold.
Michigan 11: Kerry Bentivolio (R) lost renomination to David Trott (R),^[45] who then won the general election. Republican hold.
Texas 4: Ralph Hall (R), lost renomination to John Ratcliffe (R),^[46] who then won the general election. Republican hold.
Virginia 7: Eric Cantor (R) lost renomination to Dave Brat (R),^[47] who then won the general election. Republican hold.

In the general election

Republicans had a net gain of nine seats, taken from Democrats.

Democrats

Eleven Democrats (twelve, including the delegate from American Samoa) lost re-election to Republicans.

Arizona 2: Ron Barber (D) lost to Martha McSally (R).
Florida 26: Joe Garcia (D) lost to Carlos Curbelo (R).
Georgia 12: John Barrow (D) lost to Rick W. Allen (R).
Illinois 10: Brad Schneider (D) lost to Bob Dold (R).
Illinois 12: Bill Enyart (D) lost to Mike Bost (R).
Nevada 4: Steven Horsford (D) lost to Cresent Hardy (R).
New Hampshire 1: Carol Shea-Porter (D) lost to Frank Guinta (R).
New York 1: Tim Bishop (D) lost to Lee Zeldin (R).
New York 24: Dan Maffei (D) lost to John Katko (R).
Texas 23: Pete Gallego (D) lost to Will Hurd (R).
West Virginia 3: Nick Rahall (D) lost to Evan Jenkins (R).
American Samoa: Eni Faleomavaega (D) lost to Amata Coleman Radewagen (R).

Republicans

Two Republicans lost re-election to Democrats.

Florida 2: Steve Southerland (R) lost to Gwen Graham (D).
Nebraska 2: Lee Terry (R) lost to Brad Ashford (D).

Open seat gains

Republicans had a net gain of four seats previously held by Democrats.

Democratic to Republican

Five open seats previously held by Democrats were won by Republicans.

Iowa 1: Bruce Braley (D) retired to run for U.S. Senate. Seat won by Rod Blum (R).
Maine 2: Mike Michaud (D) retired to run for Governor of Maine. Seat won by Bruce Poliquin (R).
New York 21: Bill Owens (D) retired. Seat won by Elise Stefanik (R).
North Carolina 7: Mike McIntyre (D) retired. Seat won by David Rouzer (R).
Utah 4: Jim Matheson (D) retired. Seat won by Mia Love (R).

Republican to Democratic

One open seat previously held by a Republican was won by a Democrat.

California 31: Gary Miller (R) retired. Seat won by Pete Aguilar (D).

Closest races

In forty-seven races, the margin of victory was less than 10%.

More information District, Winner ...

District	Winner	Margin
Arizona 2nd	Republican (flip)	0.07%
New York 25th	Democratic	0.45%
California 7th	Democratic	0.79%
Florida 2nd	Democratic (flip)	1.13%
Minnesota 8th	Democratic	1.40%
California 16th	Democratic	1.46%
Maryland 6th	Democratic	1.46%
Washington 4th	Republican	1.61%^{[lower-alpha 2]}
New York 18th	Democratic	1.86%
Texas 23rd	Republican (flip)	2.10%
Iowa 1st	Republican (flip)	2.29%
Illinois 10th	Republican (flip)	2.59%
California 26th	Democratic	2.66%
Nevada 4th	Republican (flip)	2.77%
Florida 26th	Republican (flip)	2.93%
California 52nd	Democratic	3.17%
West Virginia 2nd	Republican	3.20%
Nebraska 2nd	Democratic (flip)	3.33%
California 31st	Democratic (flip)	3.47%
California 17th	Democratic	3.51%^{[lower-alpha 3]}
New Hampshire 1st	Republican (flip)	3.60%
California 24th	Democratic	3.85%
Hawaii 1st	Democratic	3.86%
California 9th	Democratic	4.74%
Utah 4th	Republican (flip)	5.10%
Iowa 2nd	Democratic	5.11%
Maine 2nd	Republican (flip)	5.20%
Arizona 1st	Democratic	5.22%
California 3rd	Democratic	5.45%
New York 4th	Democratic	5.69%
Missouri 5th	Democratic	6.63%
California 25th	Republican	6.68%^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Michigan 1st	Republican	6.86%
Illinois 11th	Democratic	6.92%
Connecticut 5th	Democratic	7.41%
Connecticut 4th	Democratic	7.52%
Arkansas 2nd	Republican	8.26%
California 36th	Democratic	8.37%
Minnesota 1st	Democratic	8.52%
Minnesota 7th	Democratic	8.55%
New York 1st	Republican (flip)	8.86%
Colorado 6th	Republican	8.91%
Washington 10th	Democratic	9.40%
Georgia 12th	Republican (flip)	9.51%
New York 3rd	Democratic	9.59%
New Jersey 3rd	Republican	9.64%
Massachusetts 9th	Democratic	9.96%

Election ratings

Main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives election ratings