2014 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters chose all 435 members of the House, significantly shaping the balance of power in Congress during Barack Obama’s presidency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States House of Representatives election
appliesToJurisdiction United States
ballotType secret ballot
chamber House of Representatives
constitutionalBasis Article One of the United States Constitution
country United States
electionDate 2014-11-04
electoralLevel national
electorate registered voters in the United States
followedBy 2016 United States House of Representatives elections
follows 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
heldConcurrentlyWith 2014 United States Senate elections
2014 United States gubernatorial elections
2014 United States state legislative elections
includesSpecialElections true
incumbentPresident Barack Obama
isMidtermRelativeTo Barack Obama
isNationwide true
isRegularElection true
language English (primary election language in most jurisdictions)
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
majorParties Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
nextCongress 114th United States Congress
numberOfCongressionalDistricts 435
numberOfSeatsContested 435
occursDuring presidency of Barack Obama
occursInYear 2014
officeContested Member of the United States House of Representatives
otherPartiesParticipating Green Party (United States)
Libertarian Party (United States)
independent candidates
partOf 2014 United States elections
United States midterm elections
previousCongress 113th United States Congress
resultingMajorityParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
resultingMinorityParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
scope federal
seatsForElection all voting seats in the United States House of Representatives
significance determined partisan control of the United States House of Representatives
termLengthOfOffice 2 years
totalSeatsInChamber 435
type legislative election
voterEligibility United States citizens meeting state-specific requirements
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Sean Eldridge candidateInElection 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
2012 United States House of Representatives elections followedBy 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
Steve King electedIn 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
Christopher Mitchum candidateInElection 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California
linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey partOf 2014 United States elections
linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election heldOnSameDayAs 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
New Jersey congressional districts usedInElection 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
2014 United States House of Representatives elections partOf 2014 United States elections
linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
2016 United States House of Representatives elections previousElection 2014 United States House of Representatives elections