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2020 United States House of Representatives elections

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 117th United States Congress, as well as six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Special House elections were also held on various dates throughout 2020.

Electoral system
Forty-seven states used the first-past-the-post voting plurality system to elect their representatives. Instant-runoff voting was used in one state (Maine) and a runoff system was used in two states (Georgia and Louisiana). == Results summary ==
Results summary
Federal The 2020 election results are compared below to the November 2018 election, in which only 434 seats were filled (the election results in one constituency were voided). The results summary below does not include blank and over/under votes which were included in the official results. Per states Maps File:2020 US House Election Results cartogram.svg|Cartogram of results File:2020 US House of Representatives Election by States.svg|Popular vote by states File:2020 US House Election Results by Margin.svg|Results by margin == Retirements ==
Retirements
36 incumbents did not seek re-election, either to retire or to seek other positions. Democrats Nine Democrats did not seek re-election. • : Susan Davis retired. • : Tulsi Gabbard retired to run for U.S. president. • : Pete Visclosky retired. • : Dave Loebsack retired. • : Joe Kennedy III retired to run for U.S. senator. • : Ben Ray Luján retired to run for U.S. senator. • : José Serrano retired. • : Nita Lowey retired. • : Denny Heck retired to run for lieutenant governor of Washington. Libertarians One Libertarian did not seek re-election. • : Justin Amash retired. Republicans 26 Republicans did not seek re-election. • : Bradley Byrne retired to run for U.S. senator. • : Martha Roby retired. • : Paul Cook retired to run for San Bernardino County supervisor. • : Ted Yoho retired. • : Francis Rooney retired. • : Rob Woodall retired. • : Doug Collins retired to run for U.S. senator. • : John Shimkus retired. • : Susan Brooks retired. • : Roger Marshall retired to run for U.S. senator. • : Ralph Abraham retired. • : Paul Mitchell retired. • : Greg Gianforte retired to run for governor of Montana. • : Peter T. King retired. • : George Holding retired due to court ordered redistricting. • : Mark Walker retired due to court ordered redistricting. • : Greg Walden retired. • : Phil Roe retired. • : Mike Conaway retired. • : Mac Thornberry retired. • : Bill Flores retired. • : Pete Olson retired. • : Will Hurd retired. • : Kenny Marchant retired. • : Rob Bishop retired to run for lieutenant governor of Utah. • : Jim Sensenbrenner retired. == Resignations ==
Resignations
Four incumbents resigned in 2020, all of them Republicans, with no special elections to fill the vacant seats before the November election. Republicans • : Duncan Hunter resigned January 13 after pleading guilty to one count of misusing campaign funds. Seat won by Republican Darrell Issa. • : Tom Graves resigned October 4; he had initially planned to retire at the end of the term. Seat won by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene. • : Mark Meadows resigned March 30 to become White House Chief of Staff. Seat won by Republican Madison Cawthorn. • : John Ratcliffe resigned May 22 to become Director of National Intelligence. Seat won by Republican Pat Fallon. == Incumbents defeated ==
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections Eight incumbents lost renomination in 2020, the most in a non-redistricting year since 1974. Democrats Three Democrats lost renomination. • : Dan Lipinski lost renomination to Marie Newman, who went on to win the general election. • : Lacy Clay lost renomination to Cori Bush, who went on to win the general election. • : Eliot Engel lost renomination to Jamaal Bowman, who went on to win the general election. Republicans Five Republicans lost renomination. • : Scott Tipton lost renomination to Lauren Boebert, who won the general election. • : Ross Spano lost renomination to Scott Franklin, who won the general election. • : Steve King lost renomination to Randy Feenstra, who won the general election. • : Steve Watkins lost renomination to Jake LaTurner, who won the general election. • : Denver Riggleman lost renomination in a district convention to Bob Good, who won the general election. In general elections Democrats Thirteen Democrats, twelve of whom were freshmen, lost re-election to Republicans. • : TJ Cox (first elected in 2018) lost to David Valadao. • : Gil Cisneros (first elected in 2018) lost to Young Kim. • : Harley Rouda (first elected in 2018) lost to Michelle Steel. • : Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (first elected in 2018) lost to Carlos Giménez. • : Donna Shalala (first elected in 2018) lost to Maria Elvira Salazar. • : Abby Finkenauer (first elected in 2018) lost to Ashley Hinson. • : Collin Peterson (first elected in 1990) lost to Michelle Fischbach. • : Xochitl Torres Small (first elected in 2018) lost to Yvette Herrell. • : Max Rose (first elected in 2018) lost to Nicole Malliotakis. • : Anthony Brindisi (first elected in 2018) lost to Claudia Tenney. • : Kendra Horn (first elected in 2018) lost to Stephanie Bice. • : Joe Cunningham (first elected in 2018) lost to Nancy Mace. • : Ben McAdams (first elected in 2018) lost to Burgess Owens. Republicans No Republicans lost re-election. == Open seats that changed parties ==
Open seats that changed parties
Democratic seats won by Republicans One Democratic seat was won by a Republican. • : Won by Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Libertarian seats won by Republicans One Libertarian seat was won by a Republican. • : Won by Peter Meijer. Republican seats won by Democrats Three Republican seats were won by Democrats. • : Won by Carolyn Bourdeaux. • : Won by Deborah K. Ross. • : Won by Kathy Manning. == Open seats that parties held ==
Open seats that parties held
Democratic seats held by Democrats Democrats held twelve of their open seats. • : Won by Sara Jacobs • : Won by Nikema Williams • : Won by Kai Kahele • : Won by Marie Newman • : Won by Frank J. Mrvan • : Won by Jake Auchincloss • : Won by Cori Bush • : Won by Teresa Leger Fernandez • : Won by Ritchie Torres • : Won by Jamaal Bowman • : Won by Mondaire Jones • : Won by Marilyn Strickland Republican seats held by Republicans Republicans held thirty-two of their open seats. • : Won by Jerry Carl • : Won by Barry Moore • : Won by Jay Obernolte • : Won by Darrell Issa • : Won by Lauren Boebert • : Won by Kat Cammack • : Won by Scott Franklin • : Won by Byron Donalds • : Won by Andrew Clyde • : Won by Marjorie Taylor Greene • : Won by Mary Miller • : Won by Victoria Spartz • : Won by Randy Feenstra • : Won by Tracey Mann • : Won by Jake LaTurner • : Won by Luke Letlow • : Won by Lisa McClain • : Won by Matt Rosendale • : Won by Andrew Garbarino • : Won by Madison Cawthorn • : Won by Cliff Bentz • : Won by Diana Harshbarger • : Won by Pat Fallon • : Won by August Pfluger • : Won by Ronny Jackson • : Won by Pete Sessions • : Won by Troy Nehls • : Won by Tony Gonzales • : Won by Beth Van Duyne • : Won by Blake Moore • : Won by Bob Good • : Won by Scott L. Fitzgerald ==Crossover seats==
Crossover seats
This is a list of congressional seats that voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2020 House elections. Democratic Seven districts were won by Donald Trump in the presidential election and Democrats in the House elections: Republican Nine districts were won by Joe Biden in the presidential election and Republicans in the House elections: == Closest races ==
Closest races
Seventy-seven races were decided by 10% or lower. == Election ratings ==
Special elections
There were five special elections in 2020 to the 116th United States Congress, listed here by date and district. • Kweisi Mfume (Democratic) 73.8% • Kimberly Klacik (Republican) 25.1% }} • Mike Garcia (Republican) 54.9% • Christy Smith (Democratic) 45.1% }} • Tom Tiffany (Republican) 57.2% • Tricia Zunker (Democratic) 42.8% }} • Chris Jacobs (Republican) 51.8% • Nate McMurray (Democratic) 46.6% }} • Kwanza Hall (Democratic) 54.3% • Robert Michael Franklin Jr. (Democratic) 45.7% }} == Election dates ==
Election dates
These are the election dates for the regularly scheduled general elections. == Alabama ==
Alabama
• '''''' (Republican) 64.4% • James Averhart (Democratic) 35.5% }} • '''''' (Republican) 65.2% • Phyllis Harvey-Hall (Democratic) 34.7% }} • '''''' (Republican) 67.5% • Adia Winfrey (Democratic) 32.5% }} • '''''' (Republican) 82.2% • Rick Neighbors (Democratic) 17.7% }} == Alaska ==
Alaska
Don Young (Republican) 54.4% • Alyse Galvin (Independent) 45.3% }} == Arizona ==
Arizona
• '''''' (Democratic) 51.6% • (Republican) 48.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 55.1% • (Republican) 44.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 64.6% • Daniel Wood (Republican) 35.4% }} • '''''' (Republican) 69.7% • Delina DiSanto (Democratic) 30.2% }} • '''''' (Republican) 58.9% • Joan Greene (Democratic) 41.1% }} • '''''' (Republican) 52.2% • Hiral Tipirneni (Democratic) 47.8% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 76.7% • Joshua Barnett (Republican) 23.3% }} • '''''' (Republican) 59.6% • Michael Muscato (Democratic) 40.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 61.6% • Dave Giles (Republican) 38.4% }} == Arkansas ==
Arkansas
• '''''' (Republican) 100.0% }} • '''''' (Republican) 55.4% • Joyce Elliott (Democratic) 44.6% }} • '''''' (Republican) 64.3% • Celeste Williams (Democratic) 31.8% • Michael Kalagias (Libertarian) 3.9% }} • '''''' (Republican) 69.7% • William Hanson (Democratic) 27.5% • Frank Gilbert (Libertarian) 2.8% }} == California ==
California
• '''''' (Republican) 57.0% • Audrey Denney (Democratic) 43.0% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 75.7% • Dale Mensing (Republican) 24.3% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 54.7% • Tamika Hamilton (Republican) 45.3% }} • '''''' (Republican) 55.9% • Brynne Kennedy (Democratic) 44.1% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 76.1% • Scott Giblin (Republican) 23.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 73.3% • Chris Bish (Republican) 26.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 56.6% • Buzz Patterson (Republican) 43.4% }} • '''''' (Republican) 56.1% • Christine Bubser (Democratic) 43.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 57.6% • Tony Amador (Republican) 42.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 55.2% • Ted Howze (Republican) 44.8% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 73.0% • Nisha Sharma (Republican) 27.0% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 77.6% • Shahid Buttar (Democratic) 22.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 90.4% • Nikka Piterman (Republican) 9.6% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 79.3% • Ran Petel (Republican) 20.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 70.9% • Alison Hayden (Republican) 29.1% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 59.4% • Kevin Cookingham (Republican) 40.6% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 71.3% • Ritesh Tandon (Republican) 28.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 63.2% • Rishi Kumar (Democratic) 36.8% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 71.7% • Justin Aguilera (Republican) 28.3% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 76.8% • Jeff Gorman (Republican) 23.2% }} • '''''' (Republican) 50.5% • T.J. Cox (Democratic) 49.5% }} • '''''' (Republican) 54.2% • Phil Arballo (Democratic) 45.8% }} • '''''' (Republican) 62.1% • Kim Mangone (Democratic) 37.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 58.7% • Andy Caldwell (Republican) 41.3% }} • '''''' (Republican) 50.1% • Christy Smith (Democratic) 49.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 60.6% • Ronda Kennedy (Republican) 39.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 69.8% • Johnny Nalbandian (Republican) 30.2% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 72.7% • Eric Early (Republican) 27.3% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 56.6% • Angélica Dueñas (Democratic) 43.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 69.5% • Mark Reed (Republican) 30.5% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 61.3% • Agnes Gibboney (Republican) 38.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 66.6% • Joshua Scott (Republican) 33.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 67.6% • James Bradley (Republican) 32.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 53.0% • David Kim (Democratic) 47.0% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 69.3% • Mike Cargile (Republican) 30.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 60.3% • Erin Cruz (Republican) 39.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 85.9% • Errol Webber (Republican) 14.1% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 74.3% • Michael Tolar (Democratic) 25.7% }} • '''''' (Republican) 50.6% • Gil Cisneros (Democratic) 49.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 72.7% • Antonio Delgado (Republican) 27.3% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 64.0% • Aja Smith (Republican) 36.0% }} • '''''' (Republican) 57.1% • Liam O'Mara (Democratic) 42.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 71.7% • Joe Collins III (Republican) 28.3% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 67.8% • Analilia Joya (Democratic) 32.2% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 53.5% • Greg Raths (Republican) 46.5% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 68.8% • James Waters (Republican) 31.2% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 63.3% • John Briscoe (Republican) 36.7% }} • '''''' (Republican) 51.1% • Harley Rouda (Democratic) 48.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 53.1% • Brian Maryott (Republican) 46.9% }} • '''''' (Republican) 54.0% • Ammar Campa-Najjar (Democratic) 46.0% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 68.3% • Juan Hidalgo Jr. (Republican) 31.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 61.6% • Jim DeBello (Republican) 38.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 59.5% • Georgette Gómez (Democratic) 40.5% }} == Colorado ==
Colorado
• '''''' (Democratic) 73.6% • Shane Bolling (Republican) 23.5% • Jan Kok (Approval Voting) 1.9%}} • '''''' (Democratic) 61.5% • Charlie Winn (Republican) 35.4% • Thom Atkinson (Libertarian) 2.6% • Gary Swing (Unity) 0.5% }} • '''''' (Republican) 51.4% • Diane Mitsch Bush (Democratic) 45.2% • John Ryan Keil (Libertarian) 2.4% • Critter Milton (Unity) 1.0% }} • '''''' (Republican) 60.1% • Ike McCorkle (Democratic) 36.6% • Bruce Griffith (Libertarian) 2.3% • Laura Ireland (Unity) 1.0% }} • '''''' (Republican) 57.6% • Jillian Freeland (Democratic) 37.4% • Ed Duffett (Libertarian) 3.4%}} • '''''' (Democratic) 57.1% • Steve House (Republican) 40.0% • Norm Olsen (Libertarian) 2.1% • Jaimie Kulikowski (Unity) 0.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 59.1% • Casper Stockham (Republican) 37.6% • Ken Biles (Libertarian) 2.7% • David Olszta (Unity) 0.6% }} == Connecticut ==
Connecticut
• '''''' (Democratic) 63.8% • Mary Fay (Republican) 35.0% • Thomas McCormick (Green) 1.3% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 59.4% • Justin Anderson (Republican) 38.2% • Cassandra Martineau (Green) 1.3% • Daniel Reale (Libertarian) 1.1% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 58.7% • Margaret Streicker (Republican) 39.8% • Justin Paglino (Green) 1.5% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 62.2% • Jonathan Riddle (Republican) 36.3% • Brian Merlen (Independent) 1.6% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 55.1% • David Sullivan (Republican) 43.5% • Bruce Walczak (Independent) 1.4% }} == Delaware ==
Delaware
Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic) 57.6% • Lee Murphy (Republican) 40.2% • Catherine Purcell (IPoD) 1.4% • David Rogers (Libertarian) 0.8% }} == Florida ==
Florida
• '''''' (Republican) 64.6% • Phil Ehr (Democratic) 34.0% • Albert Oram (Independent) 1.4% }} • '''''' (Republican) 97.9% • Kim O'Connor (write-in) 2.1% }} • '''''' (Republican) 57.1% • Adam Christensen (Democratic) 42.9% }} • '''''' (Republican) 61.1% • Donna Deegan (Democratic) 38.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 65.1% • Gary Adler (Republican) 34.9% }} • '''''' (Republican) 60.6% • Clint Curtis (Democratic) 39.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 55.3% • Leo Valentín (Republican) 43.2% • William Garlington (Independent) 1.4% }} • '''''' (Republican) 61.4% • Jim Kennedy (Democratic) 38.6% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 56.0% • Bill Olson (Republican) 44.0% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 63.6% • Vennia Francois (Republican) 36.4% }} • '''''' (Republican) 66.7% • Dana Cottrell (Democratic) 33.3% }} • '''''' (Republican) 62.9% • Kimberly Walker (Democratic) 37.1% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 53.0% • Anna Paulina Luna (Republican) 47.0% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 60.3% • Christine Quinn (Republican) 39.7% }} • '''''' (Republican) 55.4% • Alan Cohn (Democratic) 44.6% }} • '''''' (Republican) 55.5% • Margaret Good (Democratic) 44.5% }} • '''''' (Republican) 64.6% • Allen Ellison (Democratic) 34.1% • Theodore Murray (Independent) 1.3% }} • '''''' (Republican) 56.3% • Pam Keith (Democratic) 41.5% • K. W. Miller (Independent) 2.2% }} • '''''' (Republican) 61.3% • Cindy Banyai (Democratic) 38.7% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 78.7% • Greg Musselwhite (Republican) 21.3% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 59.0% • Laura Loomer (Republican) 39.1% • Charleston Malkemus (Independent) 1.9% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 58.6% • Jim Pruden (Republican) 41.4% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 58.2% • Carla Spalding (Republican) 41.8% }} • '''''' (Democratic) 75.6% • Lavern Spicer (Republican) 20.4% • Christine Olivo (Independent) 4.0% }} • '''''' (Republican) 51.7% • Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic) 48.3% }} • '''''' (Republican) 51.4% • Donna Shalala (Democratic) 48.6% }} == Georgia ==
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