United states elections, 2022 results

Elections results and analysis As a result of the Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate, winning 51 seats in the chamber to Republicans' 49. As a result of the Republicans won control of the U.S. House, winning 222 seats to Democrats 213. All 435 seats in the Heading into the 2022 elections, Democrats had majorities in both chambers of Congress. The U.S. Senate was evenly divided at 50-50 with Vice President As a result of the elections, Democrats expanded their majority to 51 seats. The party flipped one seat, as All twenty-eight Senate incumbents who ran for re-election won. This was the first time since 1914 that no Senate incumbent who ran lost re-election. In the House, Democrats held a 220-212 majority heading into the elections, with three vacancies. Republicans needed a net gain of five districts to win a majority in the chamber. The gained a net of nine seats. Nine U.S. House incumbents Of the 68 open U.S. House seats up for election in 2022, Democrats held 35 of seats, Republicans held 28 See below for information on: • • • For more in-depth information on each chamber's elections, see: • • Contents • 1 Changes in partisan control • 1.1 U.S. Senate • 1.2 U.S. House • 1.3 Changes in the partisan composition of state delegations • 1.4 Incumbents who lost re-election • 1.5 Open seats • 1.5.1 Seats open at the time of the primary • 1.5.2 Seats open as a result of an incumbent losing a primary • 2 Partisan breakdown • 2.1 U.S. Senate • 2.2 U.S. House • 2.3 His...

There are 35 seats up for election in the Senate. Of those, 21 currently belong to Republicans and 14 to Democrats. Republicans would need a net gain of one seat to win a majority in the Senate, which is currently held by Democrats with 48 senators, plus two independent senators who caucus with Democrats, and with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaking vote. All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election this year. Of those, 212 currently belong to Republicans and 220 to Democrats, with 3 seats vacant. Assuming Republicans retain the one vacancy formerly held by a Republican, the party would need a net gain of 5 seats to take the House majority back from Democrats.

For related races, see 2022 United States House of Representatives elections ← November 8, 2022 All 435 seats in the 218 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Party Leadersince January 3, 2019 January 3, 2003 Leader'sseat Lastelection 213 seats, 47.2% 222 seats, 50.3% Seatsbefore 212 220 Seatswon 222 213 Seatchange 9 9 Popularvote 54,506,136 51,477,313 Percentage 50.0% 47.3% Swing 3.4% 2.5% Results Democratic gain Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold Elected The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2022, as part of the The Results [ ] As the usage of mail-in voting has increased in U.S. elections, particularly since the Democrats performed better than expected in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, The unprecedented degree of Republican underperformance during the election defied election analysts' predictions of heavy gains, given that while a majority of voters trusted Democrats on abortion, they were disappointed with the performance of Control of the House would not be known until November 16, when it became clear that the Republican Party had won a majority of the House after Federal [ ] The 2022 election results are compared below to the 2020 election. The table does not include blank and over or under votes, both of which were included in the official results. ↓ 222 213 Republican Democratic Parties Popular vote Seats Vote % Change 2022 +/− Strength 54,227,992 50.0% +2.8% 213 222 9 51.0% ...

Follow Thursday's election updates Washington — Democrats appeared to have staved off a Republican "red wave" as the dust settled from Democrats picked up a Senate seat in the key state of Pennsylvania, where CBS News showed Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman "It was a good day, I think, for democracy. And it was a good day for America," President Biden said at a Three states will now determine which party controls of the Senate, according to CBS News' projections: Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. In Georgia, Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker will face each other in a runoff election on Dec. 6, since neither reached the 50% threshold needed to avoid a head-to-head matchup under state law. Alaska's Senate race is also unresolved, but the top two candidates are both Republicans, meaning the results won't have any bearing on the balance of power in the Senate. The GOP did make inroads elsewhere, including in Florida, where big victories for incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio were fueled by strong support among Latino voters, a continuation of a shift that began in 2020. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is projected to win reelection in Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker will return to the campaign trail on Thursday with a rally in Canton. Since neither Walker nor incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock reached the 50% threshold, the race will go to a mandated runoff. The runoff election is set for Dec. 6, the second consecutive electio...