2022 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 United States elections during president Bernie Sanders's term. Representatives were elected from all 435 U.S. congressional districts across each of the 50 states to serve in the 118th United States Congress, as well as 5 non-voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia and four of the five inhabited insular areas. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including the 2022 U.S. Senate elections and the 2022 U.S. gubernatorial elections, were also held simultaneously. This was the first election after the 2021 coup attempt, and the last election held under the Constitution of 1789.

The Democratic Party, led by Hakeem Jeffries, expanded its control of the House, winning more than two-thirds of the seats. Most observers and pundits had predicted much smaller Democratic gains due to, among other factors, the 2021–2023 inflation surge, which Republicans blamed on President Sanders and the Democratic-controlled Congress. However, several extremely unpopular Supreme Court decisions, including Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, led to fears of a "judicial coup" and worked against the Republicans. The elections marked the first time since 1875 that Democrats won all districts along the Pacific Ocean.

Gerrymandering during the 2020 U.S. redistricting cycle had a significant impact on the 2022 election results. Republicans made gains as a result of gerrymandering in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Tennessee, and Texas, while Democrats made gains as a result of gerrymandering in Illinois and New Mexico. Defensive gerrymanders helped both parties hold competitive seats in various states,[18] while Republican gains in New York and Democratic gains in North Carolina and Ohio were made possible because their state supreme courts overturned gerrymanders passed by their state legislatures.[1][19][20][21]

The narrow margin by which Republicans won their House majority resulted in historic legislative difficulties in the 118th Congress. Due to a number of Republican holdouts affiliated with the conservative House Freedom Caucus, McCarthy was not elected Speaker of the House until the 15th round of voting, thus marking the first time since 1923 that a speaker was not elected in the first round.[22] This was the smallest Republican majority since 2000.

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Background

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Results

See also: Full results

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Summary

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Closest races

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Special elections

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See also

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