Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2008

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 %

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

53.0%

44.2%

2.8%

Dem.

GOP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2006

 % p

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

+ 0.9  % p

+ 0.1  % p

-1.2  % p

Dem.

GOP

Otherwise.

  

A total of 435 seats

• Dem . : 256
• GOP : 179

Election results for the House of Representatives in 2008 by constituency:

Seat held by the Democrats

Seat won by the Democrats

Seat held by the Republicans

Republican seat won

The election for the United States House of Representatives took place on November 4, 2008. The presidential and Senate elections also took place on the same day . In addition, there were gubernatorial elections in 11 states . Overall, a high turnout was expected. In the 2006 election , the Democrats won a majority of 233 seats while the Republicans had 202 seats.

Special elections in the previous legislative period

In the 2007/08 legislative period, special elections were held in 10 constituencies because the incumbent resigned or died. In 6 the Republicans, in 4 the Democrats, the incumbent. In total, the Democrats were able to win 3 Republican seats.

Predictions before the election

According to the polling institute Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Inc. 199 seats were safe for Democrats and 147 for Republicans. A Democratic victory was likely in 12 constituencies and a Republican victory in 19 constituencies. In each of the other 21 constituencies, the Democratic candidate was ahead of the Republican candidate in polls. In summary, the Democrats were in the lead in 232 constituencies and the Republicans in 187 constituencies. The result in 16 constituencies was uncertain.

Result

Profits and losses of the parties:

3 seats won by the Democrats

1-2 seats won by the Democrats

1-2 seats won by the Republicans

Parties		Seats				be right
		2006 *	2008	+/-	Strength	be right	%	modification
	Democrats	236	257	+21	59.1%	59,713,061	53.0%	+1.1%
	republican	199	178	−21	40.9%	49.717.154	44.2%	+ 0.1%
	Other parties	-	-	-	-	3,158,165	2.8%	−1.2%
total		435	435	0	100.0%	112,588,380	100.0%	-
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

^* including the special elections since 2006

See also

• 111th Congress of the United States
• List of members of the House of Representatives in the 111th United States Congress
• 2008 election in the United States

Web links

• SWP dossier on the 2008 US presidential and congressional elections ( Memento of May 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

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1. ↑ CQ Politics ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 18, 2008