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[38], The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) gained an early fundraising advantage in the first quarter of 2013. In April, the DSCC ended the month with $25 million on hand, while the NRSC had $21.9 million in the bank. November 2014 statt. Alaskas republikanischer Gouverneur Sean Parnell unterlag seinem parteilosen Herausforderer Bill Walker knapp, nachdem die Demokraten auf einen eigenen Bewerber verzichtet hatten (bzw. This increased the total number of Republican-controlled state houses from 57 to 67. [14], With a final total of 247 seats (56.78%) in the House and 54 seats in the Senate, the Republicans ultimately achieved their largest majority in the U.S. Congress since the 71st Congress in 1929. 1900 | The only seat in the House not up for election was the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who serves a four-year term. Voters elected six candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The average margin of victory was 22.6 percent. [13], National exit polling showed that 45% of voters said the economy was their most important issue. Sides and Eric McGhee, a political scientist, developed a forecasting model that uses numerous factors, including: presidential popularity, economic growth and whether it is a presidential or midterm election cycle. 1862 | Incumbent resigned January 6, 2014 to become. [42][43][44], Scattered issues with voting machines occurred, with miscalibrated machines recorded a vote cast for one candidate as a vote for another candidate.

[3][4][5] However, immediately after the election, Republicans dropped Ebola as an issue.

Eric Cantor's loss to David Brat in the Republican primary on June 10, 2014, was the biggest and most shocking upset of the 2014 primary season, making Cantor the first-ever sitting House Majority Leader to lose a primary bid. [14], With a final total of 247 seats (56.78%) in the House and 54 seats in the Senate, the Republicans ultimately achieved their largest majority in the U.S. Congress since the 71st Congress in 1929. Incumbents not running for re-election have parentheses around their names, while incumbents with a caret (^) sought re-election, but were defeated in the primary election. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. Elections were held for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, representing the 50 states.

2020, Kongresswahlen | Any Children Under 18 Living in Your Home? [38] Despite being convicted months earlier for 8 felonies, Wright was allowed to take a paid leave of absence as State Senator. [2] With 36.4% of eligible voters voting, the voter turnout was the lowest since 1942. 1854 | [70] In addition to large personal loans to his campaign, Ratcliffe had support from conservative groups such as Club for Growth and the Senate Conservatives Fund. Democrats would win 196 seats, for a loss of five seats. More information will be added soon regarding primary opponents and notes on each election.      Likely Republican, Each month the Crystal Ball released race ratings for U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. These are districts where a change in party was expected due to a very vulnerable incumbent. ", "Blowout: More Than 1 in 6 US House Races Have Just One Major Party Nominee", "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014", "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014", "Kerry Bentivolio to Wage Write-In Campaign", "Bill Young, longest-serving House Republican, dies", States House of Representatives elections, 2014 2014 United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 United States House of Representatives elections, Casualty List: 113th Congress (2013–2014), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=978438410, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, White evangelical or born-again Christian. During the shutdown, Americans' disapproval rating of their own congressmen reached a new high, with almost as many people stating disapproval of their member (43%) to approval (44%). 2014 election: Virginia's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014      Lean Republican The following table lists the members of the Patriot Program in 2014. With total spending reaching $3.7 billion, the midterm election, at the time, was the most expensive in history, being surpassed by the 2018 midterm election four years later.

1890 | dieser an der Seite als Vizegouverneur kandidierte). 1874 | Following the successful cloture vote and the Senate subsequently sending a clean continuing resolution back to the House, the two chambers began a high-stakes game of hot potato. 1938 | It outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee $22.6 million to $17.5 million. Für 2014 gingen die meisten politischen Beobachter von leichten Verlusten für die Demokraten aus. 1990 | [48], In Bexar County, Texas, the Republican candidate for governor, Greg Abbott, was accidentally replaced on the ballot by David Dewhurst on one machine, on which 12 votes were cast before the problem was caught.[49].