United States House elections, 2016

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Revision as of 18:34, 15 February 2008

Elections for the United States House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2016, with all of the 435 seats in the House up for election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with those elected to serve in the 115th United States Congress from 2017 until 2018. Elections for the United States House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2018, with all of seats in the House up for election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with those elected to serve in the 116th United States Congress from 2019 until 2020.

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Results

Democrats received 425 votes, with Republicans receiving 328 [1]. This returned control of the House to the Democratic Party, with an adjusted majority of 6.1 votes. This was a reduction of the 14.2 majority enjoyed by Democrats at the previous election [2].

Summary

Party Votes
2014 2016 +/- Aggregate
Democratic Party 27.0 26.6 -0.4 425
Republican Party 12.8 20.5 +7.7 328
Total 39.8 47.1 +7.3 753
Source: Battle for the House 2015-16

Aftermath

For the majority, Damien Austin and Emmett Honeycutt contested for the position of Speaker of the House; Lynn Darcy and Zachary Flint contested for the position of House Majority Leader and Albert Sharke and Erin Granger contested for the position of House Majority Whip. Honeycutt, Darcy & Granger were the elected leaders, although Darcy & Granger later resigned due to personal reasons and were replaced by elected Marcus Cavalier and Theodore Jameson. The House Democratic caucus elected Honeycutt and Austin to each position [3]. For the minority, Dale Thomas contested for the position of House Minority Leader unopposed [4]. For the majority, Dale Thomas was elected Speaker of the House; Herby Ferguson was chosen House Majority Leader and James R. Jackson House Majority Whip. For the minority, Ryan Bingham contested for the position of House Minority Leader unopposed, and Abby Brocklin was elected House Minority Whip

Speaker of the House election Candidate Votes
Damien Austin 4
Emmett Honeycutt (I) 17
Total 27
Source: House Leadership RESULTS
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Candidate Votes
Lynn Darcy 16
Zachary Flint 5
Total 27
Source: House Leadership RESULTS
House Majority Whip election
Candidate Votes
Theodore Jameson 7
Hillary Brocklin 6
Total 13
Source: House Leadership RESULTS
House Minority Leader election
Candidate Votes
Dale Thomas (I) 13
Total 13
Source: House GOP Leader

See also

External links

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