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United States Congress elections, 2022
Election Date
November 8, 2022
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A total of 470 seats in the U.S. Congress (35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) were up for election on November 8, 2022. The seats of five of the six non-voting members of the U.S. House were up for election as well.

Two special elections for the U.S. Senate took place on November 8, 2022. One special election was held to fill the final four years of Sen. Jim Inhofe's (R-Okla.) six-year term that began in 2021. Inhofe announced his resignation effective January 3, 2023.[1] The other special election was held to fill the final weeks of the six-year term that Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was elected to in 2016. That U.S. Senate seat was also up for regular election in 2022, for a total of 35 individual Senate seats up. Special elections for the U.S. House were held throughout the year to fill vacancies that occurred in the 117th Congress. For more information about special elections to the 117th Congress, click here.

The 2022 election was the first to take place following apportionment and redistricting after the 2020 census. As a result of apportionment, six states (Texas, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon) gained seats in the U.S. House, and seven states (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) lost seats. Click here for more information about apportionment after the 2020 census.

This page provides an overview of the 2022 elections for the U.S Congress. In the sections below, you will find:

For more information about the 2022 U.S. House elections, click here. For more information about the 2022 U.S. Senate elections, click here.

Click here for our coverage of special elections to the 117th Congress.

Partisan breakdown

U.S. Senate

Democrats gained a net of one seat in the 2022 general elections, maintaining control of the chamber. Republicans held 49 seats following the elections, while Democrats held 49 seats and independents who caucus with Democrats held two. After the elections, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she had changed her party affiliation from Democrat to independent. Sinema said she would not caucus with Republicans and kept the committee assignments she had as a member of the Democratic caucus.[2]

U.S. Senate Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 8, 2022 After the 2022 Election
     Democratic Party 48[3] 48
     Republican Party 50 49
     Independent 2[3] 3[3][4]
     Vacancies 0 0
Total 100 100

U.S. House

U.S. House Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 8, 2022 After the 2022 Election
     Democratic Party 220 213
     Republican Party 212 222
     Vacancies 3 0[5]
Total 435 435


Historical party control

The charts below show historical partisan breakdown information for each chamber.

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate elections, 2022
See also: United States Senate elections, 2020

Seats up for election

Fourteen seats held by Democrats and 20 held by Republicans were up for regular election in 2022. The map below shows what seats were up for election, the incumbent heading into the election in each state, whether each seat was open, recent Senate and presidential election margins of victory, and race ratings.

You can find this information in table form just below the map and in the U.S. Senate race ratings section.


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Margins of victory in last election

Smallest margins of victory

Eleven of the seats up for election in 2022 were won by fewer than 10 percentage points the last time they were up for election. Of those, seven were won by fewer than 5 percentage points, four held by a Democrat and three held by a Republican. Click on the "Last election margin of victory" column in the table below to sort the list by margin of victory.

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Largest margins of victory

The following 10 seats up for election in 2022 had the largest margins of victory in 2016. Click [show] on the right to expand the table.


Battleground elections

The following map displays all states that held U.S. Senate elections in 2022 shaded by the incumbent's or most recent incumbent's political affiliation. Battleground races are highlighted in brighter colors. Hover over a state for more information.

Battleground U.S. Senate elections, 2022
State Incumbent Open seat? 2016 margin 2020 presidential margin
Alaska Republican Party Lisa Murkowski No R+15.2 R+10.0
Arizona Democratic Party Mark Kelly No D+2.4 D+0.3
Florida Republican Party Marco Rubio No R+7.7 R+3.3
Georgia Democratic Party Raphael Warnock No D+2.1 D+0.2
Missouri Republican Party Roy Blunt Yes R+2.8 R+15.4
Nevada Democratic Party Catherine Cortez Masto No D+2.4 D+2.4
New Hampshire Democratic Party Maggie Hassan No D+0.1 D+7.3
North Carolina Republican Party Richard Burr Yes R+5.7 R+1.3
Ohio Republican Party Rob Portman Yes R+20.8 R+8.1
Pennsylvania Republican Party Pat Toomey Yes R+1.5 D+1.2
Utah Republican Party Mike Lee No R+41.0 R+20.5
Wisconsin Republican Party Ron Johnson No R+3.4 D+0.7


Outside ratings

The following table compared U.S. Senate race ratings from The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections prior to the November 2022 elections.

Overviews

Alaska

See also: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2022

Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) defeated Kelly Tshibaka (R), and Patricia Chesbro (D) in the general election for U.S. Senate in Alaska on November 8, 2022.

The three candidates advanced from the top-four primary held on August 16, 2022, the first time Alaska used such a system in a Senate race since voters there approved it in 2020. All candidates, regardless of party affiliation, ran in a single primary. Murkowski, Tshibaka, Chesbro, and Buzz Kelley (R) received the most votes and advanced to the general election, where the winner was decided using ranked-choice voting.

On September 12, 2022, Kelley withdrew from the race and endorsed Tshibaka.[9] His name still appeared on the ballot.

Murkowski and Tshibaka led in media attention and together won more than 80% of the primary vote, with Murkowski receiving 45% and Tshibaka receiving 38.6%. In July 2022, FiveThirtyEight's Geoffrey Skelley and Zoha Qamar wrote, "the ranked choice voting process seems likely to set up a contest between the two leading Republicans, [Murkowski and Tshibaka]".[10]

Murkowski first took office in 2002. Lisa Murkowski's father, Frank Murkowski (R), was a senator from 1981 to 2002, when he resigned to become governor of Alaska. After taking office, the elder Murkowski appointed his daughter to the U.S. Senate seat. After losing the Republican Senate primary in 2010, Lisa Murkowski successfully ran for re-election as a write-in candidate, becoming the second senator in U.S. history to do so. In 2016, Murkowski was re-elected after defeating second-place finisher Joe Miller (L) 44.4% to 29.2%.[11][12]

Murkowski highlighted her seniority and said her willingness to work with Democrats helped steer federal funding to Alaska. Murkowski said, "This race is about who can deliver best for Alaska. Through my seniority and ability to work across party lines, I’m getting real results for Alaska."[13] Murkowski also highlighted her support for energy development in the state and said her vote for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act had already brought billions to Alaska.[14]

Tshibaka, a former commissioner at the Alaska Department of Administration, accused Murkowski of not using her seniority to block more of President Joe Biden's (D) agenda. Tshibaka said, "Lisa Murkowski has enabled Biden’s agenda by casting the tie-breaking deciding vote to advance his anti-energy Interior Secretary nominee and confirming over 90% of his radical nominees."[15][16] Tshibaka also focused on economic issues and said she supports a Parental Bill of Rights that would give parents "a right to be fully informed and to approve of any sex education, gender identification, or race theory material being presented or discussed with their child."[16]

In February 2021, Murkowski voted to convict then-President Donald Trump (R) after the U.S. House impeached him over the events surrounding the January 6 breach of the Capitol.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag In June 2021, Trump endorsed Tshibaka. [17] The Republican Party of Alaska also endorsed Tshibaka. [18]

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and fellow Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) endorsed Murkowski. Murkowski also had the endorsements of several Democratic elected officials, including Alaska's At-Large U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (D), Sen. Joe Manchin (D) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D).Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tagCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[19][20]

Ballotpedia tracked all noteworthy endorsements related to this race.[21] To view a full list of these endorsements, click here.

Chesbro, a retired educator, highlighted her support for renewable energy. In her responses to Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, Chesbro said, “We cannot turn off the spigot on fossil fuels. We can invest in our future through developing our renewable resources to create the energy on which we depend.” Chesbro also focused on her support for abortion rights.[22]

Arizona

See also: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022

Incumbent Mark Kelly (D) defeated Blake Masters (R) in the general election for one of Arizona's U.S. Senate seats on November 8, 2022.

Kelly won a November 2020 special election following the death of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R). Before joining Congress, Kelly served as a U.S. Navy pilot and a NASA astronaut. Kelly and his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), founded Americans for Responsible Solutions (known at the time of the 2022 election as Giffords) in 2013. Kelly said he was "focused on representing Arizonans – all Arizonans – and I’ll keep working with Republicans and Democrats to support hardworking families and get our economy back on track."[23] Kelly's campaign website highlighted affordable health care, providing competitive educational opportunities, increasing wages to cover the cost of living, and funding federal benefits like Social Security and Medicare as policy goals in Washington.[24] Based on pre-general election reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Kelly cumulatively raised $81.8 million and spent $75.9 million.

Masters, a venture capitalist, became president of the Thiel Foundation in 2015 and served as COO of Thiel Capital from 2018 to 2022. Masters' campaign website said he ran "because the same old establishment politicians and the same old establishment candidates have failed us. [Masters] brings a wealth of experience to the table on how to defeat not just the progressive Democrats, but also the weak and compromised RINO Republicans." Masters' campaign website listed public safety as his top priority. He wrote, "I am so sick of this crime and chaos. It’s time to turn this ship around. We need to get control of our border. We need to punish criminals severely. And we need to project strength and competence abroad."[25] Based on pre-general election reports filed with the FEC, Masters cumulatively raised $12.3 million and spent $9.7 million.

The previous two Senate elections—held in 2018 and 2020—were both decided by 2.4 percentage points. In 2020, Kelly defeated incumbent Sen. Martha McSally (R) in a special election 51.2% to 48.8%.[26] In 2018, Kyrsten Sinema (D) defeated McSally 50.0% to 47.6%.

The 2020 and 2016 presidential elections in Arizona were similarly close. Joe Biden (D) won the state of Arizona by 0.3 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump (R) won the state in the 2016 presidential election by 3.6 percentage points.

Florida

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2022

Incumbent Marco Rubio (R) defeated Val Demings (D) and seven other candidates in the general election for U.S. Senate in Florida on November 8, 2022.

The Hill's Caroline Vakil said, "Florida’s Senate race is considered one of the most competitive this November."[27] In 2018, the last U.S. Senate race in the state before this one, Rick Scott (R) defeated incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D) by 0.2 percentage points. In 2016, incumbent Marco Rubio won re-election by a margin of 7.7 percentage points.

Rubio was first elected to the Senate in 2010 to replace retiring incumbent Mel Martinez (R). In the general election, Rubio defeated Kendrick B. Meek (D) and Gov. Charlie Crist (I) with 49% of the vote. Rubio was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008, serving as majority leader from 2003 to 2006 and House speaker from 2006 to 2008. Rubio emphasized his Senate career; according to his campaign website, "As a U.S. Senator, Marco has advanced commonsense, conservative ideas that address the issues Americans face."[28]

Demings was elected to the U.S. House in 2016, representing Florida's 10th Congressional District. Demings served on the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Before her time in office, Demings worked in law enforcement for nearly three decades. From 2007 to 2012, Demings was the chief of police in Orlando, Florida.[29] Demings said she was "running for U.S. Senate to fight for every Floridian to have that same opportunity to live the American Dream."[30]

Dennis Misigoy (L), Steven B. Grant, Tuan Nguyen, Uloma Ekpete, Edward A. Gray, Howard Knepper, and Moses Quiles also ran.

The 2016 and 2020 presidential elections in Florida were both decided by less than 4 percentage points. Incumbent President Donald Trump (R) won the state over Joe Biden (D) by 3.3 percentage points in 2020. Trump won the state over Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016 by 1.2 percentage points.

Georgia

See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022

Incumbent Raphael Warnock (D) and Herschel Walker (R) advanced to a runoff election on December 6, 2022. Warnock, Walker, and Chase Oliver (L) ran to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate.

In Georgia, a general election advances to a runoff between the two top finishers if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. Since none of the candidates received this level of support on November 8 in the general election, a runoff was scheduled to take place on December 6. Warnock won his 2021 special runoff election by a margin of 2 percentage points.

After former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) resigned for health reasons in 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) appointed Kelly Loeffler (R) to this seat until a special election could be held to replace Isakson. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote in the special election on November 3, 2020, Loeffler and Warnock advanced to a runoff on January 5, 2021. Warnock defeated Loeffler in the runoff election, becoming the first Democrat to represent Georgia in the U.S. Senate since 2005.[31][32][33]

Warnock served as the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. also served as pastor. Warnock co-sponsored the Warnock-Cruz Amendment, which provided support for a bipartisan infrastructure project connecting Georgia and Texas. Warnock explained his decision to work with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), saying, “There is a road that runs through our humanity…that is larger than politics, bigger than partisan bickering, certainly bigger than race…and my job as a legislator, and our job as citizens, is to find our way to that road that connects us to one another…so that every child can have access to a good, quality education, so that everybody can have affordable health care…Our job is to build out that road!”[34] As of November 2022, Warnock’s campaign had raised more than $123 million.[35]

Walker was a Hall of Fame professional football player who attended the University of Georgia, represented the U.S. in the 1992 Olympics, and owned two food-supply businesses. Former President Donald Trump (R) appointed Walker to the Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition in 2018. Walker said he also ran to save "our country and the great state of Georgia from President Biden’s disastrous agenda which has led to higher prices, out-of-control crime, dangerous open borders, and ‘America Last’ foreign policy. Weak leaders create bad results — and we are sick and tired of politicians not being held accountable for their actions."[36] As of November 2022, Walker’s campaign had raised nearly $38 million.[37][38]


Missouri

See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2022

Eric Schmitt (R) defeated Trudy Busch Valentine (D), Paul Venable (Constitution Party), and Jonathan Dine (L) in the general election for one of Missouri's U.S. Senate seats on November 8, 2022. Sen. Roy Blunt (R), who first took office in 2011, did not seek re-election.[39]

Busch Valentine, the heiress of the Anheuser-Busch beer company, worked as a nurse.[40] Busch Valentine said she wanted to fight the opioid epidemic, improve access to quality healthcare, and advocate for women's rights.[41] She also criticized the state of politics in Missouri and called it divisive. "Our communities are strong, but our politics are broken. Too often neighbors and families just stop talking to each other, and the politicians in Washington continue to divide us even further," she said.[42] Based on pre-general election reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Busch Valentine cumulatively raised $12.0 million and spent $11.7 million.

Schmitt was appointed attorney general of Missouri in January 2019. He was treasurer of Missouri from 2017 to 2019, and a member of the Missouri State Senate from 2008 to 2016. Schmitt ran on his record as attorney general and the lawsuits he filed against the federal government. Schmitt said, "[I have] taken a blow torch to Biden’s unconstitutional and unlawful policies to protect the America First Agenda." He also said that he was a "proven Conservative [who will] take the fight to the Senate and save our values, our culture, and our country."[43] Based on pre-general election reports filed with the FEC, Schmitt cumulatively raised $5.7 million and spent $5.5 million.

At the time of the election, three independent election forecasters rated the general election as Solid Republican or Safe Republican. Donald Trump (R) won the state in the 2020 presidential election by a 15.4% margin. At the time of the 2022 election, the last time a Democratic candidate won a statewide election in Missouri was in 2012, when U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and Gov. Jay Nixon (D) both won re-election. Missouri's other U.S. senator, Josh Hawley (R), won the 2018 election by a 5.8% margin.

Nevada

See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) defeated former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R) and three others in the general election for U.S. Senate in Nevada on November 8, 2022.

Time's Philip Elliott wrote, "The match-up [between Cortez Masto and] Republican Adam Laxalt is seen as a two-point race at best—and one that could decide if the Democrats hold their narrow majority in the Senate."[44]

Sen. Harry Reid (D) held the seat from 1987 to 2017. Statewide elections in Nevada in 2016 and 2018 were decided by five percentage points or fewer.

In the Nevada 2018 U.S. senate race, Jacky Rosen defeated incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R) by five percentage points. In 2016, Cortez Masto defeated then-incumbent Joe Heck (R) by 2.4 percentage points. The 2020 and 2016 presidential elections in Nevada were similarly close. Joe Biden (D) won the state of Nevada by 2.4 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Hillary Clinton (D) won the state in the 2016 presidential election by 2.4 percentage points.

The Cook Political Report’s Jessica Taylor said demographic shifts were one reason for the state's competitiveness. "Nevada is a uniquely transient state: half of those on the state's voter rolls have registered since 2016, when Cortez Masto was first elected," Taylor said. "Unaffiliated voters became the largest bloc in the state last fall," Taylor also said.[45]

Time's Elliott said the state's Latino population would play an important role in the election's outcome. "Strategists anticipate about 15% to 20% of the electorate to identify as Hispanic or Latino—and could be even bigger as both sides are working to register new voters," Elliot said.[44]

Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate, took office in 2017 after defeating Heck (R) 47.1% to 44.7%. Before taking office, Cortez Masto served as Nevada’s attorney general from 2007 to 2015.[46]

Laxalt succeeded Cortez Masto as state attorney general, serving from 2015 to 2019. Laxalt was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2018. Steve Sisolak (D) defeated Laxalt 49.4% to 45.3% in the general election. Laxalt is the grandson of former Nevada governor and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt (R), and is the son of former U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.).[47][48]

Cortez Masto focused on her support for abortion rights and criticized Laxalt for past comments he made about the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.[49] Cortez Masto also said that if Laxalt was elected, Senate Republicans would seek to implement a national ban on abortion. "If Mitch McConnell retakes the Senate, he won’t hesitate to bring a national abortion ban bill to a vote," Cortez Masto said.[50] Cortez Masto also highlighted her vote for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2021 (IRA), a measure she said would reduce healthcare costs for Nevadans. [51][52]

Laxalt focused on economic issues and said Cortez Masto's support for President Biden's economic initiatives contributed to the rise in inflation.[53] Laxalt said that, as senator, he would "work quickly to restore fiscal sanity by stopping the spending spree that has led to record-breaking inflation."[54] Laxalt also focused on immigration. Laxalt said he supported finishing the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and said "there [was] nothing humane about an open border policy that encourages caravans of desperate people to risk their lives only to encounter overwhelmed border facilities."[55]

Minor party, independent, and write-in candidates included Barry Rubinson (Independent American Party), Neil Scott (Libertarian), and Barry Lindemann (Independent).

New Hampshire

See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022

Incumbent Maggie Hassan (D) defeated Don Bolduc (R) and Jeremy Kauffman (L) in the general election for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire on November 8, 2022.

Hassan took office in 2017. Hassan said she worked with Republicans to end surprise medical billing and expand broadband access. She emphasized her support for a gas tax holiday through 2022 and said she worked to lower costs for residents. Hassan said Bolduc "[was] running on an extreme, anti-choice agenda and would be a clear yes vote to ban abortion in all fifty states."[56][57]

Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general, said the election "[was] about the economy, fiscal responsibility and the safety and security of this nation." He attributed inflation and high gas prices to Hassan and other Democrats. Bolduc's campaign ads emphasized his military background and called Hassan a career politician. Bolduc said he'd support allowing states to set abortion policy.[58]

For more on candidates' backgrounds and key messages, see below.

As of October 19, 2022, Hassan spent $36.7 million. Bolduc spent $1.9 million.[59] In 2020, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) spent $19 million on her re-election bid, and challenger Bryant Messner (R) spent $7 million.[60] In Hassan's first Senate bid in 2016, she spent $19 million to incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte's (R) $16 million.[61]

In the state's 2020 Senate election, Shaheen defeated Messner by a margin of 15.6 percentage points. In 2016, Hassan defeated Ayotte by 0.1 percentage points.

President Joe Biden (D) won New Hampshire by 7.3 percentage points in 2020. Hillary Clinton (D) won the state in the 2016 presidential election by 0.3 percentage points.

North Carolina

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022

U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (R) defeated former state supreme court justice Cheri Beasley (D) and seven other candidates in the general election for U.S. Senate in North Carolina on November 8, 2022.

Budd was first elected to North Carolina's 13th Congressional District in 2016 and was re-elected in 2018 and 2020. Prior to serving in the U.S. House, Budd worked as an investment analyst and owner of a gun range and store.[62] Budd said he was running because he was "gravely concerned about our country’s future, because North Carolina families, our values, and our jobs are under attack every day in Washington."[63]

Beasley served as a North Carolina district court justice from 1999 to 2008 and as a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 2008 to 2012. Gov. Bev Perdue (D) appointed Beasley to the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2012, where she was chief justice from 2019 to 2020. Beasley also worked as an assistant public defender and a partner at McGuireWoods LLP.[64][65] Beasley said she was running to "fight to lower costs, create good-paying jobs and expand access to affordable, quality health care in every part of North Carolina."[66]

Incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (R)—who first took office in 2005—did not seek re-election, which made this an open seat race. In 2020, incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis (R) defeated Cal Cunningham (D), 49% to 47%. In 2016, Burr defeated Deborah Ross (D), 51% to 45%.

The 2020 and 2016 presidential elections in North Carolina were both decided by less than 4 percentage points. In the 2020 election, incumbent President Donald Trump (R) won the state over President Joe Biden (D), 49.9% to 48.6%. In the 2016 election, Trump carried North Carolina with 49.8% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 46.2%. At the start of the 2022 election cycle, Inside Elections rated this state Battleground Republican.[67]

Ohio

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022

J.D. Vance (R) defeated Tim Ryan (D) in the November 8 general election for U.S. Senate in Ohio. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), who was first elected in 2010, did not run for re-election.[68]

Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 2002. He was re-elected to represent District 13 in 2020 following an unsuccessful presidential campaign. Ryan campaigned on a range of economic issues, including revitalizing the state's manufacturing industry, a federal $15 minimum wage, the PRO Act, renegotiating existing foreign trade deals, and expanding affordable healthcare.[69] According to the Dayton Daily News, Ryan's campaign focused on blue-collar workers and issues.[70] Ryan said, "You know, I think the last thing that the United States Senate needs is another millionaire who got funded by a billionaire to the tune of $15 million or who comes out of Silicon Valley."[71] Sherrod Brown (D), Ohio's other U.S. senator, endorsed Ryan.[72]

Vance served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007, before working in venture capital in San Francisco. In 2016, he wrote Hillbilly Elegy, a memoir about growing up in Middletown, Ohio. Vance campaigned on bringing manufacturing back to Ohio, fixing the country's immigration system and completing the wall along the southern border, and breaking up large technology companies.[73] Vance said, "We really need people who are solving the big problems. We’ve had way too much time of politicians trying to tinker around the edges just trying to fix the superficial."[71] Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Vance.[74]

Donald Trump won Ohio by eight percentage points in 2016 and 2020. Portman won re-election in 2016 by 19 percentage points. Sherrod Brown (D), Ohio's other U.S. Senator at the time of the election, last won re-election in 2018 by seven percentage points.

Pennsylvania

See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022

John Fetterman (D) defeated Mehmet Oz (R) and six other candidates in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate election on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Senator Pat Toomey (R) did not seek re-election.

Fetterman served as Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor. In 2018, he was elected 58% to 41% on a joint ticket with incumbent Governor Tom Wolf (D). In a campaign ad, Fetterman said, "Our economy is a mess because of Washington, [and] the rich, powerful, the insiders, and the lobbyists. [...] We must make more stuff in America, cut taxes for working families, [and] Congress shouldn't play in the stock market."[75] To read more about Fetterman's key messages, click here.

This race was Oz’s first run for political office. Oz was a retired surgeon and hosted The Dr. Oz Show on daytime television from 2009 to 2022.[76] In a campaign ad, Oz said, "We're facing rising crime, crushing inflation, lives unraveling. [...] I'll heal us, and bring change to our divided nation. Doctors fix big things. I fixed hearts and fought for every last one of them."[77] To read more about Oz's key messages, click here.

CBS News' Sarah Ewall-Wice wrote, "The Senate race in Pennsylvania is a crucial battleground for both parties fighting over who will control the Senate after the November elections. Democrats see it as a possible pickup, with GOP Senator Pat Toomey retiring."[78] Roll Call's Niels Lesniewski wrote, "Keeping the seat in Republican hands is an important part of the party's effort to flip control of the 50-50 Senate."[79]

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Julia Terruso wrote about the candidates' campaigns, saying, "Fetterman’s campaign holds large, energetic rallies, [while] Oz stages smaller community-based events." Terruso also wrote, "Both candidates have slammed the other’s events as evidence of the other’s weaknesses. Fetterman’s campaign tweets out crowd photos, claiming Oz can’t fill big rooms. Oz’s campaign points to Fetterman’s 10-minute speeches and refusal to take reporter or audience questions afterward in an attempt to cast doubt on Fetterman’s health."[80] Fetterman had a stroke on May 15, 2022.

In Pennsylvania's 2018 senate race, incumbent Bob Casey Jr. (D) defeated Lou Barletta (R) 56% to 43%. In 2016, Toomey won re-election against Katie McGinty (D) 49% to 47%. The 2016 and 2020 presidential elections in Pennsylvania were decided by less than 2 percentage points. Pennsylvania was one of two states in 2022, along with Wisconsin, where Republicans defended a seat in a state that Joe Biden (D) won in 2020.

Minor party, independent, and write-in candidates included Ronald Johnson (Constitution Party), Richard Weiss (G), Daniel Wassmer (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania), Erik Gerhardt (L), and Quincy Magee (Independent). Everett Stern (Independent) withdrew from the race on October 25 and endorsed Fetterman.

Wisconsin

See also: United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R) defeated Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes (D) and write-in candidate Scott Aubart (American Independent Party) in the general election on November 8, 2022, to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate.

Johnson was first elected in 2010, defeating then-incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold (D), 52% to 47%. Johnson won re-election in 2016 in a rematch with Feingold, 50% to 47%. In 2018, incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) defeated Leah Vukmir (R), 55% to 45%. Before his election to the Senate, Johnson worked as the chief executive officer for a specialty plastics company and as an accountant at Jostens.[81] Johnson said that his campaign was "focused on growing our economy and creating good jobs and economic opportunity for all."[82]

Barnes served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 to 2017 and was elected lieutenant governor in 2018. Before his time in the legislature, Barnes worked for the city of Milwaukee and as a community organizer for the Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope.[83][84] Barnes said he would "fight to create opportunity in every corner of Wisconsin, bring manufacturing back, create jobs by tackling climate change, and stand up for Wisconsin’s family farmers."[83]

Wisconsin was one of two states that held a U.S. Senate election in 2022 with a Republican incumbent that President Joe Biden carried in the 2020 presidential election. Wisconsin was also one of six states with one Democratic and one Republican U.S. senator as of the 2022 U.S. Senate elections.[85]

The 2020 and 2016 presidential elections in Wisconsin were both decided by less than one percentage point. In the 2020 election, President Joe Biden (D) won the state over then-incumbent President Donald Trump (R), 49.5% to 48.8%. In the 2016 election, Trump carried Wisconsin with 47.2% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 46.5%. At the start of the 2022 election cycle, Inside Elections rated this state Battleground Republican.[67]


U.S. Senate race ratings

The following table compared U.S. Senate race ratings from The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections prior to the November 2022 elections.


Seats that changed party hands in previous election cycles

Four of the 34 seats up for election in 2022 changed party control the last time they were up for election.

2020-2021 special elections

See also: Special elections to the 116th United States Congress (2019-2020)

In 2020-2021, special elections took place in Georgia and Arizona. Democrats picked up both seats. The seats were up for election in 2022.

Senate seats that changed party hands, 2020-2021 special elections
State Pre-election incumbent 2020-2021 winner Margin of victory (% points)
Arizona Republican Party Martha McSally Democratic Party Mark Kelly 2.4
Georgia Republican Party Kelly Loeffler Democratic Party Raphael Warnock 2.1

2016

See also: United States Senate elections, 2016

In 2016—the last time these 34 seats were up for regular election—two seats changed party hands. Democrats picked up both seats.

Senate seats that changed party hands, 2016
State Pre-election incumbent 2016 winner Margin of victory (% points)
Illinois Republican Party Mark Kirk Democratic Party Tammy Duckworth 15.1
New Hampshire Republican Party Kelly Ayotte Democratic Party Maggie Hassan 0.1


Presidential election results in 2022 Senate states

  • Democrats were not defending any Senate seats in states Trump won in 2020.
  • In the 2020 Senate elections, Democrats and Republicans each defended two seats won by the other party's presidential candidate in 2016. Click here for more information.

The following table shows the 2020 presidential election margin of victory in percentage points for each state with a Senate election in 2022. Click [show] on the right to expand the table.


See also:

Senator's party vs. governor's party

In 11 states with Senate seats up for election in 2022, the seat going into the election was held by a senator of a different party than the governor. Six seats held by Republican senators in states with Democratic governors were up. Five seats held by Democratic senators in states with Republican governors were up.

Senator's vs. Governor's party, 2022
State Pre-election Senate incumbent Last election MoV[87] Pre-election Governor Last election MoV[87]
Arizona Democratic Party Mark Kelly 2.4 Republican Party Doug Ducey 14.2
Georgia Democratic Party Raphael Warnock 2.1 Republican Party Brian Kemp 1.4
Kansas Republican Party Jerry Moran 30.0 Democratic PartyLaura Kelly 5.0
Kentucky Republican Party Rand Paul 14.6 Democratic Party Andy Beshear 0.4
Louisiana Republican Party John Neely Kennedy 21.4 Democratic Party John Bel Edwards 2.6
Maryland Democratic Party Chris Van Hollen 25.2 Republican Party Larry Hogan 11.9
New Hampshire Democratic Party Maggie Hassan 0.1 Republican Party Chris Sununu 31.7
North Carolina Republican Party Richard Burr 5.7 Democratic Party Roy Cooper 4.5
Pennsylvania Republican Party Pat Toomey 1.5 Democratic Party Tom Wolf 17.1
Vermont Democratic Party Patrick Leahy 28.3 Republican Party Phil Scott 41.1
Wisconsin Republican Party Ron Johnson 3.4 Democratic Party Tony Evers 1.1

States with senators from different parties

Seven states had senators from different parties in the 117th Congress: Maine, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Four of those seven states had Senate seats up for election in 2022. Vermont had one Democratic senator and one independent senator who caucused with Democrats, so three states with seats up for election had senators in different caucuses: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

States with split Senate delegations
State Pre-2022 election incumbent Other incumbent
Ohio Republican Party Rob Portman Democratic Party Sherrod Brown
Pennsylvania Republican Party Pat Toomey Democratic Party Bob Casey Jr.
Wisconsin Republican Party Ron Johnson Democratic Party Tammy Baldwin


The 117th Congress had the fewest number of states with split Senate delegations in history, according to Eric Ostermeier of the University of Minnesota: "Prior to the 117th, only one congress has convened with fewer than 10 split-delegation states [since the start of the direct election era] – the 84th Congress following the Election of 1954. That cycle produced nine states with one Democratic and Republican U.S. Senator."[88]

2021 impeachment votes

See also: Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021 and State party censures and Republican primary challenges in response to Trump impeachment, 2021

On February 13, 2021, former President Donald Trump (R) was acquitted of incitement of insurrection. Fifty-seven senators voted to convict and 43 voted to acquit. Conviction requires a two-thirds vote of senators present.[89]

Of the seven Republican senators who voted guilty, three held seats up for elections in 2022:

Republican Party Richard Burr, N.C.
Republican Party Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Republican Party Pat Toomey, Penn.

Burr and Toomey did not seek re-election.

2020 election party changes

In the 2020 Senate election cycle, Democrats flipped four seats and Republicans flipped one:

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2022

All 435 U.S. House seats were up for election. The seats of five of the six non-voting members of the U.S. House were up for election as well. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies that occurred in the 117th Congress.

Incumbents defeated in 2022

The following table lists incumbents defeated in the 2022 general election for U.S. House.[90]

U.S. House incumbents defeated in 2022
Name District Primary or general election? Election winner Margin of victory
Democratic Party Cindy Axne Iowa's 3rd General Republican Party Zach Nunn R+0.7
Democratic Party Carolyn Bourdeaux Georgia's 7th Primary Democratic Party Lucy McBath D+31.8
Republican Party Madison Cawthorn North Carolina's 11th Primary Republican Party Chuck Edwards R+1.5
Republican Party Steve Chabot Ohio's 1st General Democratic Party Greg Landsman D+5.0
Republican Party Liz Cheney Wyoming At-Large Primary Republican Party Harriet Hageman R+37.4
Republican Party Rodney Davis Illinois' 15th Primary Republican Party Mary Miller R+15.2
Republican Party Mayra Flores Texas' 34th General Democratic Party Vicente Gonzalez Jr. D+8.4
Republican Party Bob Gibbs[91] Ohio's 7th Primary Republican Party Max Miller N/A
Republican Party Yvette Herrell New Mexico's 2nd General Democratic Party Gabriel Vasquez D+0.6
Democratic Party Mondaire Jones New York's 10th Primary Democratic Party Daniel Goldman D+7.5
Democratic Party Alfred Lawson Florida's 2nd General Republican Party Neal Dunn R+19.6
Democratic Party Andy Levin Michigan's 11th Primary Democratic Party Haley Stevens D+19.0
Democratic Party Elaine Luria Virginia's 2nd General Republican Party Jennifer Kiggans R+4.1
Democratic Party Tom Malinowski New Jersey's 7th General Republican Party Thomas Kean Jr. R+4.6
Democratic Party Carolyn Maloney New York's 12th Primary Democratic Party Jerrold Nadler D+32.1
Democratic Party Sean Maloney New York's 17th General Republican Party Michael Lawler R+1.2
Republican Party David McKinley West Virginia's 2nd Primary Republican Party Alexander Mooney R+18.6
Republican Party Peter Meijer Michigan's 3rd Primary Democratic Party Hillary Scholten
Republican Party John Gibbs[92]		 R+3.4[93]
Democratic Party Marie Newman Illinois' 6th Primary Democratic Party Sean Casten D+39.3
Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran Arizona's 2nd General Republican Party Eli Crane R+8
Republican Party Steven Palazzo Mississippi's 4th Primary Republican Party Mike Ezell R+7.2
Republican Party Tom Rice South Carolina's 7th Primary Republican Party Russell Fry R+26.5
Democratic Party Kurt Schrader Oregon's 5th Primary Republican Party Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Democratic Party Jamie McLeod-Skinner[94]		 D+14.2[95]
Republican Party Van Taylor[96] Texas' 3rd Primary Republican Party Keith Self N/A
Republican Party Jaime Herrera Beutler Washington's 3rd Primary Democratic Party Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Republican Party Joe Kent[97]		 R+0.5[98]

Historical comparison

The following table shows the number of U.S. House incumbents defeated in each election cycle from 2000 to 2022, by party.

Defeated U.S. House incumbents by party, 2000-2022
Year Democratic incumbents lost Republican incumbents lost Total
2022 12 13 25
2020 16 5 21
2018 2 32 34
2016 3 9 12
2014 12 6 18
2012 10 17 27
2010 54 4 58
2008 6 17 23
2006 0 22 22
2004 5 2 7
2002 12 5 17
2000 4 5 9



Battleground elections

See also: U.S. House battlegrounds, 2022

Ballotpedia identified 33 of the 435 House races (8.5%) as battlegrounds. For more information on our methodology for identifying battlegrounds, click here.


The following map displays the 2022 House battlegrounds shaded by the incumbent's or most recent incumbent's political affiliation. Hover over a district for more information.

There were 33 U.S. House battlegrounds in 2022.


U.S. House races with two incumbents, 2022

The U.S. House incumbents listed in the table below announced their candidacy for the same congressional district for the 2022 U.S. House elections.

U.S. House incumbents who announced candidacies in the same district for the 2022 elections
U.S. House incumbent (party) District U.S. House incumbent (party) District 2022 District Election winner
Neal Dunn Republican Party Florida's 2nd Al Lawson Democratic Party Florida's 5th Florida's 2nd[99] Dunn Republican Party
Carolyn Bourdeaux Democratic Party Georgia's 7th Lucy McBath Democratic Party Georgia's 6th Georgia's 7th[100] McBath Democratic Party
Sean Casten Democratic Party Illinois' 6th Marie Newman Democratic Party Illinois' 3rd Illinois' 6th[101] Casten Democratic Party
Rodney Davis Republican Party Illinois' 13th Mary Miller Republican Party Illinois' 15th Illinois' 15th[102] Miller Republican Party
Andy Levin Democratic Party Michigan's 9th Haley Stevens Democratic Party Michigan's 11th Michigan's 11th[103] Stevens Democratic Party
Carolyn Maloney Democratic Party New York's 12th Jerry Nadler Democratic Party New York's 10th New York's 12th[104] Nadler Democratic Party
Mayra Flores Republican Party Texas' 34th Vicente Gonzalez Jr. Democratic Party Texas' 15th Texas' 34th[105] Gonzalez Democratic Party
David McKinley Republican Party West Virginia's 1st Alex Mooney Republican Party West Virginia's 2nd West Virginia's 2nd[106] Mooney Republican Party


Open seats

Ballotpedia considers a seat to be open if the incumbent representative did not file to run for re-election or if they filed for re-election but withdrew before the primary. If an incumbent filed to run in a different district than the one they currently represent, Ballotpedia considers the seat they currently represent as open, as long as no incumbent from another district is running in it. A seat created as a result of a state gaining a new congressional district due to apportionment is also considered open if no incumbent is running in it.

This section do not include vacant seats filled by special election before November 8, 2022, unless no incumbents appeared on the regular primary ballot for that seat.

Seats open at the time of the primary

The table and map below only include seats that were open at the time the state held its congressional primary. For a list of seats that opened up as a result of an incumbent losing re-election in a primary, see the following section.

Open seats in the U.S. House going into the 2022 general election
Seat Outgoing incumbent Reason 2022 election winner
Alabama's 5th Mo Brooks Republican Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Dale Strong Republican Party
Arizona's 6th David Schweikert Republican Party Candidate in Arizona's 1st Congressional District Juan Ciscomani Republican Party
California's 3rd John Garamendi Democratic Party Candidate in California's 8th Congressional District Kevin Kiley Republican Party
California's 13th Barbara Lee Democratic Party Candidate in California's 12th Congressional District John Duarte Republican Party
California's 15th Eric Swalwell Democratic Party Candidate in California's 14th Congressional District Kevin Mullin Democratic Party
California's 37th Karen Bass Democratic Party Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles, California Sydney Kamlager Democratic Party
California's 42nd Ken Calvert Republican Party Candidate in California's 41st Congressional District Robert Garcia Democratic Party
Colorado's 7th Ed Perlmutter Democratic Party Retirement Brittany Pettersen Democratic Party
Colorado's 8th New seat Independent New seat Yadira Caraveo Democratic Party
Florida's 4th John Rutherford Republican Party Candidate in Florida's 5th Congressional District Aaron Bean Republican Party
Florida's 7th Stephanie Murphy Democratic Party Retirement Cory Mills Republican Party
Florida's 10th Val Demings Democratic Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Maxwell Alejandro Frost Democratic Party
Florida's 13th Charlie Crist Democratic Party Candidate for Governor of Florida Anna Paulina Luna Republican Party
Florida's 15th Scott Franklin Republican Party Candidate in Florida's 18th Congressional District Laurel Lee Republican Party
Florida's 23rd Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Democratic Party Candidate in Florida's 25th Congressional District Jared Evan Moskowitz Democratic Party
Georgia's 6th Lucy McBath Democratic Party Candidate in Georgia's 7th Congressional District Rich McCormick Republican Party
Georgia's 10th Jody Hice Republican Party Candidate for Georgia Secretary of State Mike Collins Republican Party
Hawaii's 2nd Kaiali'i Kahele Democratic Party Candidate for Governor of Hawaii Jill Tokuda Democratic Party
Illinois' 1st Bobby Rush Democratic Party Retirement Jonathan Jackson Democratic Party
Illinois' 3rd Marie Newman Democratic Party Candidate in Illinois' 6th Congressional District Delia Ramirez Democratic Party
Illinois' 13th Rodney Davis Republican Party Candidate in Illinois' 15th Congressional District Nikki Budzinski Democratic Party
Illinois' 17th Cheri Bustos Democratic Party Retirement Eric Sorensen Democratic Party
Indiana's 9th Trey Hollingsworth Republican Party Retirement Erin Houchin Republican Party
Kentucky's 3rd John Yarmuth Democratic Party Retirement Morgan McGarvey Democratic Party
Maryland's 4th Anthony Brown Democratic Party Candidate for Attorney General of Maryland Glenn Ivey Democratic Party
Michigan's 10th Lisa McClain Republican Party Candidate in Michigan's 9th Congressional District John James Republican Party
Michigan's 13th Rashida Tlaib Democratic Party Candidate in Michigan's 12th Congressional District Shri Thanedar Democratic Party
Missouri's 4th Vicky Hartzler Republican Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Mark Alford Republican Party
Missouri's 7th Billy Long Republican Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Eric Burlison Republican Party
Montana's 1st New seat Independent New seat Ryan Zinke Republican Party
New Jersey's 8th Albio Sires Democratic Party Retirement Rob Menendez Democratic Party
New York's 1st Lee Zeldin Republican Party Candidate for Governor of New York Nicholas J. LaLota Republican Party
New York's 3rd Tom Suozzi Democratic Party Candidate in Governor of New York George Devolder-Santos Republican Party
New York's 4th Kathleen Rice Democratic Party Retirement Anthony D'Esposito Republican Party
New York's 18th Sean Maloney Democratic Party Candidate in New York's 17th Congressional District Pat Ryan Democratic Party
New York's 19th Antonio Delgado Democratic Party Resigned to take office as Lieutenant Governor of New York Marcus Molinaro Republican Party
New York's 23rd Tom Reed Republican Party Resigned Nicholas A. Langworthy Republican Party
North Carolina's 1st G.K. Butterfield Democratic Party Retirement Donald Davis Democratic Party
North Carolina's 4th David Price Republican Party Retirement Valerie Foushee Democratic Party
North Carolina's 13th Ted Budd Republican Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Wiley Nickel Democratic Party
North Carolina's 14th New seat Independent New seat Jeff Jackson Democratic Party
Ohio's 13th Tim Ryan Democratic Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Emilia Sykes Democratic Party
Oklahoma's 2nd Markwayne Mullin Republican Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Josh Brecheen Republican Party
Oregon's 4th Peter DeFazio Democratic Party Retirement Val Hoyle Democratic Party
Oregon's 6th New seat Independent New seat Andrea Salinas Democratic Party
Pennsylvania's 12th Fred Keller Republican Party Retirement Summer Lee Democratic Party
Pennsylvania's 17th Conor Lamb Democratic Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Christopher Deluzio Democratic Party
Rhode Island's 2nd Jim Langevin Democratic Party Retirement Seth Magaziner Democratic Party
Tennessee's 5th Jim Cooper Democratic Party Retirement Andy Ogles Republican Party
Texas' 1st Louie Gohmert Republican Party Candidate for Attorney General of Texas Nathaniel Moran Republican Party
Texas' 8th Kevin Brady Republican Party Retirement Morgan Luttrell Republican Party
Texas' 15th Vicente Gonzalez Jr. Democratic Party Candidate in Texas' 34th Congressional District Monica De La Cruz Republican Party
Texas' 30th Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic Party Retirement Jasmine Crockett Democratic Party
Texas' 35th Lloyd Doggett Democratic Party Candidate in Texas' 37th Congressional District Greg Casar Democratic Party
Texas' 38th New seat Independent New seat Wesley Hunt Republican Party
Vermont's At-Large Peter Welch Democratic Party Candidate for U.S. Senate Becca Balint Democratic Party
Wisconsin's 3rd Ron Kind Democratic Party Retirement Derrick Van Orden Republican Party


Seats open as a result of an incumbent losing a primary

The table below includes seats open because the incumbent lost re-election in a primary.[107]

Seats open as a result of an incumbent losing re-election in a primary
Seat Outgoing incumbent 2022 election winner
Michigan's 3rd Peter Meijer Republican Party Hillary Scholten Democratic Party
Mississippi's 4th Steve Palazzo Republican Party Mike Ezell Republican Party
New York's 10th Mondaire Jones Democratic Party Daniel Goldman Democratic Party
North Carolina's 11th Madison Cawthorn Republican Party Chuck Edwards Republican Party
Ohio's 7th Bob Gibbs Republican Party Max Miller Republican Party [108]
Oregon's 5th Kurt Schrader Democratic Party Lori Chavez-DeRemer Republican Party
South Carolina's 7th Tom Rice Republican Party Russell Fry Republican Party
Texas' 3rd Van Taylor Republican Party Keith Self Republican Party [109]
Washington's 3rd Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican Party Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democratic Party
Wyoming's At-Large Liz Cheney Republican Party Harriet Hageman Republican Party



U.S. House race ratings

The following table compared U.S. House race ratings from The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections prior to the November 2022 elections.

Generic congressional polling

The section below provides generic congressional polling averages over time from RealClearPolitics. The generic congressional vote rating indicates which political party voters support in a congressional election. The generic congressional vote question does not mention specific candidates.

Targeted races

DCCC targets

NRCC targets


Newly created seats after the 2020 census

See also: Congressional apportionment after the 2020 census

On April 26, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau released its post-2020 census apportionment counts. Apportionment is the process whereby the 435 districts in the U.S. House of Representatives are allotted to the states on the basis of population.[136] Five states (Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon) gained one seat each, and Texas gained two seats. Seven states (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) lost seats.[137]

New districts created after the 2020 census
State Seat
Colorado Colorado's 8th Congressional District
Florida Florida's 28th Congressional District
Montana Montana's 2nd Congressional District
North Carolina North Carolina's 14th Congressional District
Oregon Oregon's 6th Congressional District
Texas Texas' 37th Congressional District
Texas Texas' 38th Congressional District


Non-voting delegates running for re-election in 2022

See also: United States congressional non-voting members

The seats of the five non-voting delegates serving in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2022. Four of the delegates filed to run for re-election. Michael F.Q. San Nicolas (D), the delegate representing Guam's At-Large Congressional District, retired to run for governor. The seat of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, whose functions are similar to the delegates, was not up for election this year. To learn more about congressional non-voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives, click here

Non-voting delegate seats up for election in 2022
Seat Incumbent 2022 Status 2022 winner
American Samoa's At-Large Congressional District Aumua Radewagen Republican Party Incumbent ran for re-election Aumua Radewagen Republican Party
District of Columbia's At-Large Congressional District Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Party Incumbent ran for re-election Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Party
Guam's At-Large Congressional District Michael F.Q. San Nicolas Democratic Party Open[138] James Moylan Republican Party
Northern Mariana Islands At-Large Congressional District Gregorio Sablan Democratic Party [139] Incumbent ran for re-election[140] Gregorio Sablan Democratic Party
United States Virgin Islands' At-Large Congressional District Stacey Plaskett Democratic Party Incumbent ran for re-election Stacey Plaskett Democratic Party

Redistricting after the 2020 census

See also: State legislative and congressional redistricting after the 2020 census

Redistricting is the process of drawing new congressional and state legislative district boundaries. This article summarizes congressional and state legislative actions in each state in the 2020 cycle.

As of May 2024, the following states were still engaged in the congressional redistricting process due to ongoing litigation.

Ohio

On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map in a 5-2 vote along party lines, meaning the map lasted for four years.[141] On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map before the state's primary elections as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map.[142] This map took effect for Ohio's 2022 congressional elections.

Utah

Utah enacted new congressional districts on November 12, 2021, after Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed a map proposal approved by the House and the Senate. The enacted map was drafted by the legislature and differed from a proposal the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission released on November 5, 2021.[143] The congressional map passed the Utah House 50-22 on November 9, 2021, with five Republicans and all Democratic House members voting against it. The Senate approved the map on November 10, 2021, in a 21-7 vote. Before signing the congressional map, Cox said he would not veto any maps approved by the legislature, as “The Legislature is fully within their rights to actually make those decisions and decide where they want to draw those lines."[144] This map took effect for Utah's 2022 congressional elections.


Seats that changed party hands in 2020

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2020

The table below shows which U.S. House districts flipped partisan control as a result of the 2020 elections.

2020 House election flipped districts
District 2016 margin of victory 2018 margin of victory Pre-election incumbent Open seat? 2020 Winner
California's 21st Congressional District Republicans+13.4 Democrats+0.8 Democratic Party TJ Cox Republican Party David G. Valadao
California's 39th Congressional District Republicans+14.4 Democrats+3.2 Democratic Party Gil Cisneros Republican Party Young Kim
California's 48th Congressional District Republicans+16.6 Democrats+7.2 Democratic Party Harley Rouda Republican Party Michelle Steel
Florida's 26th Congressional District Republicans+11.8 Democrats+1.8 Democratic Party Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Republican Party Carlos Gimenez
Florida's 27th Congressional District Republicans+9.8 Democrats+6.0 Democratic Party Donna Shalala Republican Party Maria Elvira Salazar
Georgia's 7th Congressional District Republicans+20.8 Republicans+0.2 Republican Party Rob Woodall ✔ Democratic Party Carolyn Bourdeaux
Iowa's 1st Congressional District Republicans+7.6 Democrats+3.6 Democratic Party Abby Finkenauer Republican Party Ashley Hinson
Iowa's 2nd Congressional District Democrats+7.5 Democrats+12.2 Democratic Party Dave Loebsack ✔ Republican Party Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Michigan's 3rd Congressional District Republicans+22.0 Republicans+11.2 Libertarian Party Justin Amash ✔ Republican Party Peter Meijer
Minnesota's 7th Congressional District Democrats+5.1 Democrats+4.3 Democratic Party Collin Peterson Republican Party Michelle Fischbach
New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District Republicans+25.5 Democrats+1.8 Democratic Party Xochitl Torres Small Republican Party Yvette Herrell
New York's 11th Congressional District Republicans+24.9 Democrats+6.4 Democratic Party Max Rose Republican Party Nicole Malliotakis
New York's 22nd Congressional District Republicans+5.4 Democrats+1.8 Democratic Party Anthony Brindisi Republican Party Claudia Tenney
North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District Republicans+13.4 Republicans+5.5 Republican Party George Holding ✔ Democratic Party Deborah Ross
North Carolina's 6th Congressional District Republicans+18.4 Republicans+13.0 Republican Party Mark Walker ✔ Democratic Party Kathy Manning
Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District Republicans+20.3 Democrats+1.4 Democratic Party Kendra Horn Republican Party Stephanie Bice
South Carolina's 1st Congressional District Republicans+21.8 Democrats+1.4 Democratic Party Joe Cunningham Republican Party Nancy Mace
Utah's 4th Congressional District Republicans+12.5 Democrats+0.2 Democratic Party Ben McAdams Republican Party Burgess Owens


Primary election competitiveness

The charts below show primary competitiveness statistics broken down by office type. The figures shown are total numbers. This analysis uses the following definitions:

  • Total candidates: the total number of major party candidates running in primary elections.[145]
  • Total seats: the total number of seats or offices up for election with the possibility of a primary election.
  • Open seats: the total number of seats, out of the total seats figure, where the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed to run for re-election but withdrew before the primary filing deadline.
  • Incumbents contested: the total number of incumbents in contested primaries.
  • Democratic/Republican/Top-two primaries: the total number of these types of primaries where at least one candidate could have failed to advance to the general election.
  • Total primaries: a combination of all Democratic, Republican, and top-two primaries where at least one candidate could have failed to advance to the general election.

U.S. Senate


U.S. House


Incumbents not seeking re-election

See also: List of U.S. Congress incumbents who are not running for re-election in 2022

U.S. Senate members

  • Democratic Party 1 Democrat
  • Republican Party 5 Republicans
Retired from public office, 2022
Name Party State Date announced
Richard Burr Republican Party Republican North Carolina July 20, 2016[146]
Pat Toomey Republican Party Republican Pennsylvania Oct. 5, 2020[147]
Rob Portman Republican Party Republican Ohio Jan. 25, 2021[148]
Richard Shelby Republican Party Republican Alabama Feb. 8, 2021[149]
Roy Blunt Republican Party Republican Missouri March 8, 2021[150]
Patrick Leahy Democratic Party Democratic Vermont November 15, 2021[151]


U.S. House members

Forty-nine representatives did not seek re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):

  • Democratic Party 31 Democrats
  • Republican Party 18 Republicans

Incumbents retiring from public office

  • Democratic Party 22 Democrats
  • Republican Party 10 Republicans
Retired from public office, 2022
Name Party State Date announced
Christopher Jacobs Republican Party Republican New York June 3, 2022[152]
Bob Gibbs Republican Party Republican Ohio April 6, 2022[153]
Fred Upton Republican Party Republican Michigan April 5, 2022[154]
Van Taylor Republican Party Republican Texas March 2, 2022[155]
Ted Deutch Democratic Party Democratic Florida February 28, 2022[156]
Fred Keller Republican Party Republican Pennsylvania February 28, 2022[157]
Kathleen Rice Democratic Party Democratic New York February 15, 2022[158]
Jim Cooper Democratic Party Democratic Tennessee January 25, 2022[159]
Jerry McNerney Democratic Party Democratic California January 18, 2022[160]
Jim Langevin Democratic Party Democratic Rhode Island January 18, 2022[161]
John Katko Republican Party Republican New York January 14, 2022[162]
Trey Hollingsworth Republican Party Republican Indiana January 12, 2022[163]
Ed Perlmutter Democratic Party Democratic Colorado January 10, 2022[164]
Brenda Lawrence Democratic Party Democratic Michigan January 4, 2022[165]
Bobby Rush Democratic Party Democratic Illinois January 3, 2022[166]
Albio Sires Democratic Party Democratic New Jersey December 21, 2021[167]
Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic Party Democratic California December 21, 2021[168]
Stephanie Murphy Democratic Party Democratic Florida December 20, 2021[169]
Alan Lowenthal Democratic Party Democratic California December 16, 2021[170]
Peter DeFazio Democratic Party Democratic Oregon December 1, 2021[171]
G.K. Butterfield Democratic Party Democratic North Carolina November 19, 2021[172]
Jackie Speier Democratic Party Democratic California November 16, 2021[173]
Adam Kinzinger Republican Party Republican Illinois October 29, 2021[174]
Michael Doyle Democratic Party Democratic Pennsylvania October 18, 2021[175]
David Price Democratic Party Democratic North Carolina October 18, 2021[176]
John Yarmuth Democratic Party Democratic Kentucky October 12, 2021[177]
Anthony Gonzalez Republican Party Republican Ohio September 16, 2021[178]
Ron Kind Democratic Party Democratic Wisconsin August 10, 2021[179]
Cheri Bustos Democratic Party Democratic Illinois April 30, 2021[180]
Kevin Brady Republican Party Republican Texas April 14, 2021[181]
Ann Kirkpatrick Democratic Party Democratic Arizona March 12, 2021[182]
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic Party Democratic Texas October 9, 2019[183]

U.S. House members seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate

  • Republican Party 5 Republican members of the U.S. House
  • Democratic Party 4 Democratic members of the U.S. House
Ran for Senate, 2022
Name Party Seat Date announced
Markwayne Mullin Republican Party Republican Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District February 26, 2022[184]
Peter Welch Democratic Party Democratic Vermont's At-Large Congressional District November 22, 2021[185]
Conor Lamb Democratic Party Democratic Pennsylvania's 17th August 6, 2021[186]
Billy Long Republican Party Republican Missouri's 7th August 3, 2021[187]
Vicky Hartzler Republican Party Republican Missouri's 4th June 10, 2021[188]
Val Demings Democratic Party Democratic Florida's 10th June 9, 2021[189]
Ted Budd Republican Party Republican North Carolina's 13th April 28, 2021[190]
Tim Ryan Democratic Party Democratic Ohio's 13th April 26, 2021[191]
Mo Brooks Republican Party Republican Alabama's 5th March 22, 2021[192]

U.S. House members running for governor

  • Democratic Party 3 Democratic members of the U.S. House
  • Republican Party 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
Ran for governor, 2022
Name Party Seat Date announced
Kai Kahele Democratic Party Democratic Hawaii's 2nd May 7, 2022[193]
Tom Suozzi Democratic Party Democratic New York's 3rd November 29, 2021[194]
Charlie Crist Democratic Party Democratic Florida's 13th May 4, 2021[195]
Lee Zeldin Republican Party Republican New York's 1st April 8, 2021[196][197]

U.S. House members running for another office

  • Democratic Party 2 Democratic members of the U.S. House
  • Republican Party 2 Republican members of the U.S. House
Ran for another office, 2022
Name Party Seat Date announced
Louie Gohmert Republican Party Republican Texas' 1st November 22, 2021[198]
Anthony G. Brown Democratic Party Democratic Maryland's 4th October 25, 2021[199]
Karen Bass Democratic Party Democratic California's 37th September 27, 2021[200]
Jody Hice Republican Party Republican Georgia's 10th March 22, 2021[201]


Fundraising by candidate

The following tables show the top U.S. Senate and U.S. House fundraisers of the 2022 election cycle based on FEC filings as of December 31, 2022.[202]

Fundraising by party

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2021-2022

The Democratic and Republican national party committees and campaign party committees reported the following monthly fundraising amounts during the 2021-2022 election cycle, according to the Federal Election Commission. The six party committees were:



Special elections

See also: Special elections to the 117th United States Congress (2021-2022)

This section tracked special elections to the 117th Congress in 2021-2022.

House

Results of special elections to the 117th Congress (House)
Race Election date Incumbent Winner Election MOV Previous election MOV 2020 Presidential election MOV[203]
Alaska's At-Large Congressional District August 16, 2022 Republican Party Don Young Democratic Party Mary Peltola D+3 R+9 R+10
California's 22nd Congressional District June 7, 2022 Republican Party Devin Nunes Republican Party Connie Conway R+24 R+8 R+6
Florida's 20th Congressional District January 11, 2022 Democratic Party Alcee Hastings Democratic Party Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D+59 D+57 D+55
Indiana's 2nd Congressional District November 8, 2022 Republican Party Jackie Walorski Republican Party Rudy Yakym R+32.2 R+23 R+20
Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District April 24, 2021 Democratic Party Cedric Richmond Democratic Party Troy Carter D+10[204] D+49 D+52
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District March 20, 2021 Republican Party Ralph Abraham[205] Republican Party Julia Letlow R+38 R+24[206] R+30
Minnesota's 1st Congressional District August 9, 2022 Republican Party Jim Hagedorn Republican Party Brad Finstad R+4 R+3 R+10
Nebraska's 1st Congressional District June 28, 2022 Republican Party Jeffrey Fortenberry Republican Party Mike Flood R+6 R+22 R+15
New Mexico's 1st Congressional District June 1, 2021 Democratic Party Debra Haaland Democratic Party Melanie Ann Stansbury D+30 D+16 D+23
New York's 19th Congressional District August 23, 2022 Democratic Party Antonio Delgado Democratic Party Pat Ryan D+2 D+12 D+2
New York's 23rd Congressional District August 23, 2022 Republican Party Tom Reed Republican Party Joe Sempolinski R+7 R+17 R+11
Texas' 6th Congressional District July 27, 2021 Republican Party Ronald Wright Republican Party Jake Ellzey R+6[207] R+9 R+8
Texas' 34th Congressional District June 14, 2022 Democratic Party Filemon Vela Republican Party Mayra Flores R+8 D+14 D+4
Ohio's 11th Congressional District November 2, 2021 Democratic Party Marcia Fudge Democratic Party Shontel Brown D+58 D+60 D+61
Ohio's 15th Congressional District November 2, 2021 Republican Party Steve Stivers Republican Party Mike Carey R+17 R+27 R+14

Senate

Results of special elections to the 117th Congress (Senate)
Race Election date Incumbent Winner Election MOV Previous election MOV 2020 Presidential election MOV (statewide)[208]
California Senate November 8, 2022 Democratic Party Kamala Harris Democratic Party Alex Padilla D+17.6 D+23 D+55
Oklahoma Senate November 8, 2022 Republican Party Jim Inhofe Republican Party Markwayne Mullin R+26.6 R+30 R+7


Historical special election data

Special elections, 2013-2022

From 2013 to 2022, 67 special elections to the United States Congress were called during the 113th through 117th Congresses. During that time, special elections were called for 23 seats vacated by Democrats and 44 vacated by Republicans.

The table below details how many congressional seats changed parties as the result of a special election between 2013 and 2022. The numbers on the left side of the table reflect how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the numbers on the right side of the table show how many vacant seats each party won in special elections.

Congressional special election vacancies and results, 113th Congress to 117th Congress
Congress Total elections held Vacancies before elections Seats held after elections Net change
Democratic Party Democrats Republican Party Republicans Democratic Party Democrats Republican Party Republicans
117th Congress 17 7 10 7 10 No change
116th Congress 10 3 7 4 6 +1D, -1R
115th Congress 17 4 13 8 9 +4 D, -4 R
114th Congress 7 2 5 2 5 No change
113th Congress 16 7 9 7 9 No change
Averages 13 4 8 5 7 N/A


U.S. Senate special election partisan change from special elections, 113th Congress to 117th Congress
Party As of special election After special election
Democratic Party Democrats 5 8
Republican Party Republicans 7 4
Total 12 12
U.S. House special election partisan change from special elections, 113th Congress to 117th Congress
Party As of special election After special election
Democratic Party Democrats 18 20
Republican Party Republicans 37 35
Total 55 55


Special elections, 1986-2012

The table below presents the results of special elections to Congress from 1986 to 2012. Contact Ballotpedia at editor@ballotpedia.org for access to earlier data.

Results of special elections to Congress (1986-2012)
Election cycle Total special elections U.S. House elections Seats changing partisan control U.S. Senate elections Seats changing partisan control
2011-2012 11 11 None None None
2009-2010 15 10 3 (2 Democratic gains; 1 Republican gain) 5 2 (all Republican gains)
2007-2008 14 12 3 (2 Republican gains; 1 Democratic gain) 2 None
2005-2006 12 12 3 (all Democratic gains) None None
2003-2004 6 6 None None None
2001-2002 6 5 2 (all Democratic gains) 1 1 (Republican gain)
1999-2000 9 8 1 (Republican gain) 1 1 (Democratic gain)
1997-1998 3 3 None None None
1995-1996 11 9 1 (Republican gain) 2 1 (Democratic gain)
1993-1994 9 6 1 (Republican gain) 3 3 (all Republican gains)
1991-1992 10 7 2 (all Republican gains) 3 1 (Democratic gain)
1989-1990 10 8 1 (Democratic gain) 2 None
1987-1988 12 12 3 (2 Democratic gains; 1 Republican gain) None None
1985-1986 8 8 1 (Republican gain) None None
Total 136 117 21 (11 Democratic gains; 10 Republican gains) 19 9 (6 Republican gains; 3 Democratic gains)

Battleground primaries

General elections are often the focal point of election-year media coverage as they determine control of elected offices up and down the ballot. Primary elections, however, can provide insight on future elections as they help dictate the direction each party takes.

Although many of the most competitive primaries take place for open seats or offices that are held by a different party, even high-ranking federal officeholders can lose renomination to primary challengers. In the 2014 primary for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R), ranked behind only then-Speaker John Boehner (R) in Republican House leadership, was defeated by economics professor Dave Brat (R).

In this section, you will find a list of noteworthy and notable Republican and Democratic primaries taking place across the country for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House.

Senate

Democratic Party battleground primaries

There were 4 U.S. Senate Democratic battleground primaries in 2022.

The following map shows each state with a Democratic battleground primary for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hover over or tap a state to view the incumbent's name.


Republican Party battleground primaries

There were 11 U.S. Senate Republican battleground primaries in 2022.

The following map shows each state with a Republican battleground primary for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hover over or tap a state to view the incumbent's name.


House

Democratic Party battleground primaries

There were 30 U.S. House Democratic battleground primaries in 2022.

The following map shows each state with a Democratic battleground primary for U.S. House in 2022. Hover over or tap a district to view the incumbent's name.


Republican Party battleground primaries

There were 30 U.S. House Republican battleground primaries in 2022.

The following map shows each state with a Republican battleground primary for U.S. House in 2022. Hover over or tap a district to view the incumbent's name.


Important dates and deadlines

The table below lists important dates throughout the 2022 congressional election cycle, including filing deadlines and primary dates.

Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2022
State Primary date Primary runoff date Filing deadline for primary candidates Source
Alabama 5/24/2022 6/21/2022 1/28/2022
2/11/2022 (congressional)		 Source
Alaska 8/16/2022 N/A 6/1/2022 Source
Arizona 8/2/2022 N/A 4/4/2022 Source
Arkansas 5/24/2022 6/21/2022 3/1/2022 Source
California 6/7/2022 N/A 3/11/2022 Source
Colorado 6/28/2022 N/A 3/15/2022 Source
Connecticut 8/9/2022 N/A 6/7/2022 Source
Delaware 9/13/2022 N/A 7/12/2022 Source
Florida 8/23/2022 N/A 6/17/2022 Source
Georgia 5/24/2022 6/21/2022 3/11/2022 Source
Hawaii 8/13/2022 N/A 6/7/2022 Source
Idaho 5/17/2022 N/A 3/11/2022 Source
Illinois 6/28/2022 N/A 3/14/2022 Source
Indiana 5/3/2022 N/A 2/4/2022 Source
Iowa 6/7/2022 N/A 3/18/2022 Source
Kansas 8/2/2022 N/A 6/1/2022 Source
Kentucky 5/17/2022 N/A 1/25/2022 Source
Louisiana 11/8/2022 N/A 7/22/2022[220] Source
Maine 6/14/2022 N/A 3/15/2022 Source
Maryland 7/19/2022 N/A 4/15/2022 Source
Massachusetts 9/6/2022 N/A 5/31/2022
6/7/2022 (Congress and statewide office)		 Source
Michigan 8/2/2022 N/A 4/19/2022 Source
Minnesota 8/9/2022 N/A 5/31/2022 Source
Mississippi 6/7/2022 6/28/2022 3/1/2022 Source
Missouri 8/2/2022 N/A 3/29/2022 Source
Montana 6/7/2022 N/A 3/14/2022 Source
Nebraska 5/10/2022 N/A 2/15/2022 Source
Nevada 6/14/2022 N/A 3/18/2022 Source
New Hampshire 9/13/2022 N/A 6/10/2022 Source
New Jersey 6/7/2022 N/A 4/4/2022 Source
New Mexico 6/7/2022 N/A 3/24/2022 Source
New York 6/28/2022; 8/23/2022 (congressional and state senate only) N/A 4/7/2022; 6/10/2022 (congressional and state senate only) Source
North Carolina 5/17/2022 7/5/2022 (if no federal office is involved); 7/26/2022 (if a federal office is involved) 3/4/2022 Source
North Dakota 6/14/2022 N/A 4/11/2022 Source
Ohio 5/3/2022 (Congress and statewide offices)
8/2/2022 (state legislative offices)		 N/A 2/2/2022 (U.S. House candidates: 3/4/2022) Source
Oklahoma 6/28/2022 8/23/2022 4/15/2022 Source
Oregon 5/17/2022 N/A 3/8/2022 Source
Pennsylvania 5/17/2022 N/A 3/15/2022 (Congress and statewide offices only)
3/28/2022 (state legislative candidates)		 Source
Source
Rhode Island 9/13/2022 N/A 7/15/2022 Source
South Carolina 6/14/2022 6/28/2022 3/30/2022 Source
South Dakota 6/7/2022 N/A 3/29/2022 Source
Tennessee 8/4/2022 N/A 4/7/2022 Source
Texas 3/1/2022 5/24/2022 12/13/2021 Source
Utah 6/28/2022 N/A 3/4/2022 Source
Vermont 8/9/2022 N/A 5/26/2022 Source
Virginia[221] 6/21/2022 N/A 4/7/2022 Source
Washington 8/2/2022 N/A 5/20/2022 Source
West Virginia 5/10/2022 N/A 1/29/2022 Source
Wisconsin 8/9/2022 N/A 6/1/2022 Source
Wyoming 8/16/2022 N/A 5/27/2022


The table below lists changes made to election dates and deadlines in the 2022 election cycle. Items are listed in reverse chronological order by date of change, with the most recent change appearing first.

Record of date and deadline changes, 2022
State Date of change Description of change Source
Louisiana 6/6/2022 A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee. Source
Ohio 5/28/2022 Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) called for the state legislative primary to be held on August 2, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for May 3, 2022). Source
New York 5/10/2022 A federal district court judge affirmed the decision of a state-level judge to postpone the primaries for congressional and state senate offices to August 23, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for June 28, 2022). The state court then issued an order establishing new candidate filing deadlines. Source; Source
Pennsylvania 3/16/2022 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania fixed March 28, 2022, as the filing deadline for General Assembly candidates. Source
Maryland 3/15/2022 The Maryland Court of Appeals postponed the primary election from June 28, 2022, to July 19, 2022. The court also extended the filing deadline from March 22, 2022, to April 15, 2022. Source
Massachusetts 2/14/2022 Governor Charlie Baker (R) signed a bill into law that rescheduled the state's primary election from September 20, 2022, to September 6, 2022. Source
Ohio 5/28/2022 Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), in response to a federal court order, directed that the primary for state legislative offices be held on August 2, 2022. Source
Utah 2/14/2022 Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed SB170 into law, moving the candidate filing deadline to March 4, 2022. The original filing deadline was set for March 11, 2022. Source
Maryland 2/11/2022 The Maryland Court of Appeals extended the candidate filing deadline from February 22, 2022, to March 22, 2022. Source
Pennsylvania 2/9/2022 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended the candidate filing period for the primary election, pending resolution of a redistricting dispute. The original filing deadline was set for March 8, 2022. The court later fixed March 15, 2022, as the filing deadline for statewide offices and the U.S. Congress. Source
Alabama 1/24/2022 The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama postponed the filing deadline for primary congressional candidates from January 28, 2022, to February 11, 2022. Source
Kentucky 1/6/2022 Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed HB172 into law, extending the filing deadline for partisan candidates from January 7, 2022, to January 25, 2022. Source
North Carolina 12/8/2021 The Supreme Court of North Carolina ordered the postponement of the statewide primary, originally scheduled for March 8, 2022, to May 17, 2022. The court also suspended candidate filing, which subsequently resumed on February 24, 2022, and concluded on March 4, 2022. Source
North Carolina 2/9/2022 The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that candidate filing, having been suspended by the state supreme court in December 2021, would resume on February 24, 2022, and conclude on March 4, 2022. Source

Analysis of federal elections, 2022

See also: Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022


All 435 U.S. House seats and 34 U.S. Senate seats were up for regular elections in the 2022 elections. The seats of five of the six non-voting members of the U.S. House were up for election as well. Additionally, two U.S. Senate seats were up for special election on November 8, 2022.

Heading into the election, Democrats had a majority in the U.S. House. The Senate was split 50-50 and Vice-President Kamala Harris had the tie-breaking vote.

Following the elections, Democrats gained a net of one seat in the United States Senate, maintaining control of the chamber. Republicans held 49 seats following the elections, while Democrats held 48 seats and independents who caucus with Democrats held two. After the elections, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she had changed her party affiliation from Democrat to independent.

In the U.S. House, Republicans gained a 222-213 majority.

United States House of Representatives

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2022

Elections to the U.S. House were held on November 8, 2022. The seats of all 435 representatives were up for election. The seats of five of the six non-voting members of the U.S. House were up for election as well.


As a result of the elections, Republicans gained a 222-213 majority.[222]

Heading into the election, Democrats had a 220-212 majority. There were three vacancies. Republicans needed to gain a net of five districts to win a majority in the chamber. The party gained a net of nine districts.

Nine incumbents — six Democrats and three Republicans — were defeated.

The 2022 election was the first to take place following apportionment and redistricting after the 2020 census. As a result of apportionment, six states (Texas, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon) gained seats, and seven states (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) lost seats.

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See also: United States Senate elections, 2022

Elections to the U.S. Senate were held on November 8, 2022, and 34 of the 100 seats were up for regular election. Those elected to the U.S. Senate in the 34 regular elections in 2022 began their six-year terms on January 3, 2023. Two special elections also took place on November 8, 2022.

Heading into the 2022 general election, Democrats and Republicans split the chamber 50-50 and Harris, the vice president, had the tie-breaking vote. Democrats controlled the Senate via a power-sharing agreement.

As a result of the elections, Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate, gaining 51 seats to Republicans' 49.[224]

Democrats gained a seat Republicans formerly held, as John Fetterman (D) defeated Mehmet Oz (R) in the U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania. Incumbent Senator Pat Toomey (R) did not seek re-election.

Fourteen seats held by Democrats and 21[225] seats held by Republicans were up for election in 2022.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tulsa World, "U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe announces retirement after 35 years in Congress representing Oklahoma," February 25, 2022
  2. ↑ Politico, "Sinema switches to independent, shaking up the Senate," December 9, 2022
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Independent Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) caucus with the Democratic Party.
  4. ↑ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema changed her affiliation from Democrat to independent after the 2022 elections. She announced she would not caucus with Republicans.
  5. ↑ Rep. Donald McEachin (D) died on November 28, 2022, after winning re-election. Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D) won a special election on Feb. 21 to fill McEachin's seat and was sworn in on March 7.
  6. ↑ There was also a special election for this seat.
  7. ↑ Padilla was appointed to the seat in January 2021 to succeed Kamala Harris (D).
  8. ↑ The Hill, "Sen. Patrick Leahy says he won't seek reelection," November 15, 2021
  9. ↑ AP News, "Alaska US Senate hopeful drops bid, backs fellow Republican," September 13, 2022
  10. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What It Will Take For Lisa Murkowski To Win Reelection In Alaska," July 29, 2022
  11. ↑ NPR, "Murkowski and her Trump-backed challenger advance in Alaska Senate race," August 17, 2022
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  18. ↑ Alaska News Source, "Alaska Republican Party endorses Kelly Tshibaka in the 2022 race for the US Senate seat held by Murkowski," July 11, 2021
  19. ↑ Politico, "Democrats for Murkowski: Alaska Republican counts her fans across the aisle," July 18, 2022
  20. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Murkowski and Peltola buck party lines to endorse each other against Trump-backed challengers," October 24, 2022
  21. ↑ For more information about which endorsements Ballotpedia defines as noteworthy, click here.
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  26. ↑ McSally had been appointed to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
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  32. ↑ CNN, “ In Georgia Senate race, Walker and Warnock engage in debate over debates,” August 11, 2022
  33. ↑ Politico, “‘Nobody wants a runoff’: Georgia braces for chance of overtime — again,” August 11, 2022
  34. ↑ Politico, “‘There’s Never Been Anybody Like Him in the United States Senate,’” August 11, 2022
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  36. ↑ Herschel Walker campaign website, “Home,” August 11, 2022
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  85. ↑ This included Sen. Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucused with Democrats.
  86. ↑ Padilla was appointed to the seat in January 2021 to succeed Kamala Harris (D).
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  89. ↑ The New York Times, "Live Senate Vote Results: Impeachment Charge Against Trump," February 13, 2021
  90. ↑ This does not include former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), who resigned before the primary election but whose name remained on the official ballot.
  91. ↑ Gibbs unofficially withdrew from his primary after announcing his retirement on April 9, 2022. His name still appeared on the primary ballot.
  92. ↑ Gibbs defeated Meijer in the primary. Scholten defeated Gibbs in the general election.
  93. ↑ Gibbs' margin of victory over Meijer in the primary.
  94. ↑ McLeod-Skinner defeated Schrader in the primary. Chavez-DeRemer defeated McLeod-Skinner in the general election.
  95. ↑ McLeod-Skinner's margin of victory over Schrader in the primary.
  96. ↑ Taylor ran in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, and advanced to the primary runoff. He withdrew before the runoff.
  97. ↑ Joe Kent defeated Herrera Beutler in the primary. Gluesenkamp defeated Kent in the general election.
  98. ↑ Joe Kent's margin of victory over Herrera Beutler in the primary.
  99. ↑ Florida Politics, "Al Lawson to challenge Neal Dunn in new North Florida district," June 9, 2022
  100. ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Bourdeaux in matchup against McBath says she has incumbent’s edge," November 23, 2021
  101. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "U.S. Rep. Marie Newman announces she’ll challenge fellow Democrat Sean Casten following remap," October 29, 2021
  102. ↑ St. Louis Public Radio, "Miller and Davis will square off in race for Illinois’ 15th Congressional District," January 1, 2022
  103. ↑ The Detroit News, "Democratic Michigan Reps. Stevens, Levin appear set for a primary race," December 28, 2021
  104. ↑ The New York Times, "Judge Approves N.Y. House Map, Cementing Chaos for Democrats," May 21, 2022
  105. ↑ The Hill, "GOP Rep. Mayra Flores sworn in after flipping House seat in special election," June 21, 2022
  106. ↑ Roll Call, "Mooney, McKinley put in same district by new West Virginia map," October 14, 2021
  107. ↑ Note: Ballotpedia does not consider these seats to be open when calculating congressional competitiveness data.
  108. ↑ Gibbs unofficially withdrew from his primary after announcing his retirement on April 9, 2022. His name still appeared on the primary ballot.
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  150. ↑ Politico, "GOP Sen. Roy Blunt will not run for reelection," February 8, 2021
  151. ↑ Casper Star Tribune, "Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy won’t seek reelection," November 15, 2021
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  154. ↑ Washington Post, "GOP Rep. Upton, who voted to impeach Trump, will not seek reelection," April 5, 2022
  155. ↑ Texas Tribune, "U.S. Rep. Van Taylor ends reelection campaign after he admits to affair," March 2, 2022
  156. ↑ Politico, "Florida Democrat Deutch announces he won’t run for reelection," February 28, 2022
  157. ↑ The Washington Post, "Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.) announces he won’t seek reelection," February 28, 2022
  158. ↑ Roll Call, "New York’s Rice, who opposed Pelosi as leader, decides to retire," February 15, 2022
  159. ↑ The Washington Post, "Rep. Jim Cooper announces he will not run for reelection, accusing GOP of ‘dismembering’ his Nashville district," January 25, 2022
  160. ↑ Politico, "McNerney to retire, Harder shifts to his seat," January 18, 2022
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  165. ↑ The Washington Post, "Rep. Brenda Lawrence announces she will not seek reelection," January 4, 2022
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  204. ↑ Runoff MOV between two Democratic candidates.
  205. ↑ This special election was called to fill the vacancy left by 2020 Congressman-elect Luke Letlow (R), who died before being sworn in to Congress.
  206. ↑ Runoff MOV between two Republican candidates.
  207. ↑ Runoff MOV between two Republican candidates.
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  209. ↑ Both general election candidates were Republicans.
  210. ↑ This race was unopposed.
  211. ↑ 211.0 211.1 Both general election candidates were Democrats.
  212. ↑ Lamb won by a margin of 0.4 percentage points.
  213. ↑ Wild won by a margin of 0.2 percentage points.
  214. ↑ The state Board of Elections declined to certify the results of the 2018 election following allegations of absentee ballot fraud.
  215. ↑ Collins won by 0.3 percentage points.
  216. ↑ This special election was called to fill the vacancy left by 2020 Congressman-elect Luke Letlow (R), who died before being sworn in to Congress.
  217. ↑ Runoff MOV between two Republican candidates.
  218. ↑ Runoff MOV between two Democratic candidates.
  219. ↑ Runoff MOV between two Republican candidates.
  220. ↑ A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee.
  221. ↑ In Virginia, the Democratic and Republican parties form committees to decide on the method of nomination used for congressional races. These non-primary methods of nomination may take place on a date other than the statewide primary.
  222. ↑ These figures include the seat of Rep. Donald McEachin (D), who passed away on November 28, after winning re-election.
  223. ↑ This number only includes races for offices with four-year term lengths.
  224. ↑ On December 9, 2022, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she had changed her party affiliation from Democrat to independent. Politico reported that Sinema would not caucus with Republicans, and said she intended "to vote the same way she [had] for four years in the Senate."Politico, "Sinema switches to independent, shaking up the Senate," December 9, 2022
  225. ↑ This number includes Sen. Jim Inhofe's (R-Okla.) seat, up for a special election on November 8, 2022.
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