Election House Of Representatives
Winners will be sworn in to serve in the 117th congress in early january 2021.
Election house of representatives. The 2016 united states house of representatives elections were held on november 8 2016 to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 u s. 6 ddhq said joe biden has won the presidential race after taking the lead in pennsylvania. The 2020 united states house of representatives elections were held on november 3 2020 with special elections throughout the year.
All 435 seats were up for election with republicans needing to gain a net 21 seats to win a majority in the chamber. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 u s. The speaker of the united states house of representatives is the presiding officer of the united states house of representatives the house elects its speaker at the beginning of a new congress i e.
Biennially after a general election or when a speaker dies resigns or is removed from the position intra term since 1839 the house has elected speakers by roll call vote. Presidential election goes to the house of representatives as no presidential candidate had received a majority of the total electoral votes in the election of 1824 congress decides to turn over. National popular vote for the house.
Decision desk hq has projected democrats to retain control of the house of representatives after the 2020 election. States as well as six non voting delegates from the district of columbia and the inhabited u s. In 2018 democrats gained a net 40 seats to win a majority.
These elections coincided with the election of president donald trump although his party lost seats in both chambers of congress. Non voting members for the district of columbia and territories of the united states were also elected. The democratic party currently controls the u s.
House races are winner take all and a party s share of seats can differ from its vote share. Heading into the november 3 2020 election democrats held a 232 197 advantage in the u s. House where 218 seats are needed for control when there are no vacancies.