United States Congress elections, 2022
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A total of 469 seats in the U.S. Congress (34 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for election on November 8, 2022.
Below, you will find information on the partisan breakdown of each chamber, seats up for election, which seats changed party hands in the last election, and incumbents not seeking re-election.
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Partisan breakdown
U.S. Senate
Democrats gained a net total of three seats in the 2020 Senate elections. This brought their caucus total to 50, including two independents who caucus with Democrats. Republicans held the other 50 seats following the elections.
| U.S. Senate Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of January 3, 2019 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 45 | 48[1] | |
| Republican Party | 53 | 50 | |
| Independent | 2 | 2[1] | |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
U.S. House
Heading into the November 3, 2020, election, Democrats held a 232-197 advantage in the U.S. House. Libertarians held one seat, and five seats were vacant. All 435 seats were up for election.
| U.S. House Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 232 | 222 | |
| Republican Party | 197 | 213 | |
| Libertarian Party | 1 | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 5 | 0 | |
| 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
Fourteen seats held by Democrats and 20 held by Republicans are up for regular election in 2022. The map below shows what seats are up for election and the incumbent ahead of the election.
Seats that changed party hands
2020-2021 special elections
In 2020-2021, special elections took place in Georgia and Arizona. Democrats picked up both seats, defeating Republican incumbents. The seats are 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 |  Martha McSally |
 Mark Kelly |
2.4 | |||
| Georgia | Kelly Loeffler |
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, defeating Republican incumbents.
| Senate seats that changed party hands, 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Pre-election incumbent | 2016 winner | Margin of victory (% points) | |||
| Illinois | Mark Kirk |
Tammy Duckworth |
15.1 | |||
| New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte |
Maggie Hassan |
0.1 | |||
U.S. House
All 435 U.S. House seats will be up for election.
Seats that changed party hands
The table below shows which U.S. House districts flipped partisan control as a result of the 2020 elections.
Incumbents not seeking re-election
U.S. Senate
- 0 Democrats
- 5 Republicans
| Retiring from public office, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
| Richard Burr | Republican |
North Carolina | July 20, 2016[2] | |||
| Pat Toomey | Republican |
Pennsylvania | Oct. 5, 2020[3] | |||
| Rob Portman | Republican |
Ohio | Jan. 25, 2021[4] | |||
| Richard Shelby | Republican |
Alabama | Feb. 8, 2021[5] | |||
| Roy Blunt | Republican |
Missouri | March 8, 2021[6] | |||
U.S. House
Seven representatives are not seeking re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):
- 2 Democrats
- 5 Republicans
Incumbents retiring from public office
- 2 Democrats
- 2 Republican
| Retiring from public office, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Date announced | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Democrat |
Arizona | March 12, 2021[7] | |||
| Tom Reed | Republican |
New York | March 21, 2021[8] | |||
| Filemon Vela | Democrat |
Texas | March 22, 2021[9] | |||
| Kevin Brady | Republican |
Texas | April 14, 2021[10] | |||
Incumbents seeking other offices
U.S. House members seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate
- 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
| Running for Senate, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
| Mo Brooks | Republican |
Alabama's 5th | March 22, 2021[11] | |||
U.S. House members running for governor
- 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
| Running for governor, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
| Lee Zeldin | Republican |
New York's 1st | April 8, 2021[12][13] | |||
U.S. House members running for another office
- 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
| Running for another office, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Seat | Date announced | |||
| Jody Hice | Republican |
Georgia's 10th | March 22, 2021[14] | |||
Important dates and deadlines
This section will provide important dates throughout the 2022 congressional election cycle, including filing deadlines, primaries, and campaign finance reporting deadlines, when available.
See also
- United States Senate elections, 2022
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2022
- United States Congress elections, 2020
- United States Congress
- United States Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- 117th United States Congress
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Independent Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) caucus with Democrats
- ↑ Charlotte Observer, "US Sen. Richard Burr says 2016 will be his last run for elected office," July 20, 2016
- ↑ The Hill, "Toomey announces retirement at end of 2022," October 5, 2020
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he won’t run for re-election: Capitol Letter," January 25, 2021
- ↑ WAAY, "ALABAMA U.S. SEN. RICHARD SHELBY CONFIRMS HE WON'T RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2022," February 8, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "GOP Sen. Roy Blunt will not run for reelection," February 8, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Ann Kirkpatrick announces 1st House retirement of 2022," March 12, 2021
- ↑ NBC News, "GOP Rep. Tom Reed apologizes, announces retirement amid misconduct claim," March 22, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Dem Rep. Filemón Vela won't seek reelection under new Texas map," March 22, 2021
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady will retire from Congress at the end of his term," April 14, 2021
- ↑ AL.com, "Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks launches U.S. Senate campaign," March 22, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Trump ally GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin announces plan to run for New York governor in 2022," April 8, 2021
- ↑ As of April 14, 2021, Zeldin had not made an announcement on whether he planned to also run for U.S. House.
- ↑ Politico, "Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia," March 22, 2021
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