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Elections for the United States House of Representatives were held on November 4, 2014, 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 114th United States Congress from 2015 until 2016.
Results
Democrats received 459 votes, with Republicans receiving 217 [1]. This returned control of the House to the Democratic Party, with an adjusted majority of 14.2 votes. This was an increase from the 2.3 majority enjoyed by Democrats at the previous election [2].
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Aftermath
For the majority, Emmett Honeycutt and Christine Roberts contested for the position of Speaker of the House and Gabrielle Garcia, Dominic Melville, Ben Parensi, Drew Pila and Tommy Wilson contested for the positions of House Majority Leader. The House Democratic caucus elected Roberts and Wilson to each position [3]. For the minority, Daniel Morey and Daniel Pennypacker contested for the position of House Minority Leader. The House Republican conference elected Daniel Pennypacker to the position of House Minority Leader [4].
However, Roberts, Wilson and Pennypacker all resigned their leadership positions in late 2015. As a result, an entirely new leadership was elected mid session. For the majority, Evelyn Breaux, Madison Harrell, Emmett Honeycutt, Brian O'Shea and Becky Books contested for the position of Speaker of the House and Bradley Abbott and David Cromartie contested for the positions of House Majority Leader. The House Democratic caucus elected Honeycutt and Abbott to each position [5]. For the minority, Jennifer Henrickson, Steve Rayburn and Dale Thomas contested for the position of House Minority Leader. The House Republican conference elected Dale Thomas to the position of House Minority Leader [6].
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