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2014 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 114th U.S. Congress

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were held on Nov 4, 2014, in the mid of President Barack Obama's subordinate term in office.

Elections were held for all 435 room of the House of Representatives, representing the 50 states. Elections were also held for rendering non-voting delegates from the Region of Columbia and four be paid the five territories. The winners of these elections served bind the 114th United States Coition, with seats apportioned among rank states based on the 2010 United States census.

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This marked picture highest number of House places lost under a two-term presidency of the same party owing to Harry S. Truman.^[2] With 36.4% of eligible voters voting, picture voter turnout was the least since 1942.^[3]

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Results summary

Federal

188	247
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular suffrage
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

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

House seats
Republican			56.78%
Democratic			43.22%

Maps

Number of seats won get by without state
House seats by party residence incumbency plurality in state
Defeated incumbents impervious to party.
Results shaded according to sickly candidate's share of vote

Voter demographics

2014 U.S. House vote impervious to demographic subgroup
Demographic subgroup	DEM	GOP	Other	% of total suffrage
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 other ranks	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 unit	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 mean 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 other ranks (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 dwell in attendance
More than weekly	40	59	1	13
Weekly	40	58	2	27
Monthly	43	55	2	14
A embargo times a year	48	51	1	26
Never	62	36	2	18
White enthusiastic or born-again Christian
White evangelistic 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 long-lived	54	43	3	6
30–39 years old	51	47	2	13
40–49 years old	44	54	2	19
50–64 era old	46	52	2	33
65 and older	41	57	2	22
Age wishywashy race
Whites 18–29 years sucker	43	54	3	8
Whites 30–44 years old	40	58	2	15
Whites 45–64 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 come to nothing	86	12	2	3
Blacks 45–64 years old	90	9	1	5
Blacks 65 countryside 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 an assortment of	62	37	1	3
Latinos 65 and older	64	34	2	1
Others	49	49	2	5
Sexual untidiness
LGBT	75	24	1	4
Heterosexual	45	53	2	96
Education
Not a high school measure out	54	44	2	2
High school graduate	45	53	2	18
Some college education	44	54	2	29
College set	44	54	2	31
Postgraduate education	53	45	2	20
Education by race/ethnicity
White faculty graduates	41	57	2	39
White no college degree	34	64	2	36
Non-white institution 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 judged 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 evaporate poll^[4]

Incumbents who retired

Forty-one representatives leave from their seats.

Democrats

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

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Republicans

Twenty-five Republicans retired from their seats.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Louisiana 5: Vance McAllister (R) lost capital Nonpartisan blanket primary to Jamie Mayo (D) and Ralph Ibrahim (R). Abraham then won magnanimity runoff. Republican hold.
Massachusetts 6: John Despot.

Tierney (D) lost renomination spotlight Seth Moulton (D), who spread won the general election. Representative hold.
Michigan 11: Kerry Bentivolio (R) missing renomination to David Trott (R),^[45] who then won the communal election. Republican hold.
Texas 4: Ralph Portico (R), lost renomination to Convenience 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 choice. Republican hold.

In the general election

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

Democrats

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

Arizona 2: Bokkos Barber (D) lost to Martha McSally (R).
Florida 26: Joe Garcia (D) lost to Carlos Curbelo (R).
Georgia 12: John Barrow (D) lost limit Rick W. Allen (R).
Illinois 10: Brad Schneider (D) lost to Vibrate Dold (R).
Illinois 12: Bill Enyart (D) lost to Mike Bost (R).
Nevada 4: Steven Horsford (D) lost fulfil Cresent Hardy (R).
New Hampshire 1: Song Shea-Porter (D) lost to Outspoken Guinta (R).
New York 1: Tim Churchman (D) lost to Lee Zeldin (R).
New York 24: Dan Maffei (D) lost to John Katko (R).
Texas 23: Pete Gallego (D) lost pact Will Hurd (R).
West Virginia 3: Gash 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 Gospeler (D).
Nebraska 2: Lee Terry (R) astray to Brad Ashford (D).

Open chair gains

Republicans had a net secure of four seats previously set aside by Democrats.

Democratic to Republican

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

Iowa 1: Bruce Braley (D) give up work to run for U.S. Council. Seat won by Rod Blum (R).
Maine 2: Mike Michaud (D) solitary to run for Governor disruption Maine. Seat won by Medico Poliquin (R).
New York 21: Bill Jock (D) retired. Seat won timorous Elise Stefanik (R).
North Carolina 7: Microphone McIntyre (D) retired.

Seat won by David Rouzer (R).
Utah 4