United States Congress elections, 2022

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United States Congress elections, 2022
Election Date
November 8, 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.

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

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, 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 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, defeating Republican incumbents.

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

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2022

All 435 U.S. House seats will be up for election.

Seats that changed party hands

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


Incumbents not seeking re-election

U.S. Senate

  • Democratic Party 0 Democrats
  • Republican Party 5 Republicans
Retiring from public office, 2022
Name Party State Date announced
Richard Burr Republican Party Republican North Carolina July 20, 2016[2]
Pat Toomey Republican Party Republican Pennsylvania Oct. 5, 2020[3]
Rob Portman Republican Party Republican Ohio Jan. 25, 2021[4]
Richard Shelby Republican Party Republican Alabama Feb. 8, 2021[5]
Roy Blunt Republican Party Republican Missouri March 8, 2021[6]


U.S. House

Twenty-three representatives are not seeking re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):

  • Democratic Party 14 Democrats
  • Republican Party 10 Republicans

Incumbents retiring from public office

  • Democratic Party 8 Democrats
  • Republican Party 4 Republicans
Retiring from public office, 2022
Name Party State Date announced
Adam Kinzinger Republican Party Republican Illinois October 29, 2021[7]
Michael Doyle Democratic Party Democratic Pennsylvania October 18, 2021[8]
David Price Democratic Party Democratic North Carolina October 18, 2021[9]
John Yarmuth Democratic Party Democratic Kentucky October 12, 2021[10]
Anthony Gonzalez Republican Party Republican Ohio September 16, 2021[11]
Ron Kind Democratic Party Democratic Wisconsin August 10, 2021[12]
Cheri Bustos Democratic Party Democratic Illinois April 30, 2021[13]
Kevin Brady Republican Party Republican Texas April 14, 2021[14]
Filemon Vela Democratic Party Democratic Texas March 22, 2021[15]
Tom Reed Republican Party Republican New York March 21, 2021[16]
Ann Kirkpatrick Democratic Party Democratic Arizona March 12, 2021[17]
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic Party Democratic Texas October 9, 2019[18]

Incumbents seeking other offices

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

  • Republican Party 4 Republican members of the U.S. House
  • Democratic Party 3 Democratic member of the U.S. House
Running for Senate, 2022
Name Party Seat Date announced
Conor Lamb Democratic Party Democrat Pennsylvania's 17th August 6, 2021[19]
Billy Long Republican Party Republican Missouri's 7th August 3, 2021[20]
Vicky Hartzler Republican Party Republican Missouri's 4th June 10, 2021[21]
Val Demings Democratic Party Democratic Florida's 10th June 9, 2021[22]
Ted Budd Republican Party Republican North Carolina's 13th April 28, 2021[23]
Tim Ryan Democratic Party Democratic Ohio's 13th April 26, 2021[24]
Mo Brooks Republican Party Republican Alabama's 5th March 22, 2021[25]

U.S. House members running for governor

  • Democratic Party 1 Democratic member of the U.S. House
  • Republican Party 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
Running for governor, 2022
Name Party Seat Date announced
Charlie Crist Democratic Party Democratic Florida's 13th May 4, 2021[26]
Lee Zeldin Republican Party Republican New York's 1st April 8, 2021[27][28]

U.S. House members running for another office

  • Democratic Party 2 Democratic member of the U.S. House
  • Republican Party 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
Running for another office, 2022
Name Party Seat Date announced
Anthony G. Brown Democratic Party Democratic Maryland's 4th October 25, 2021[29]
Karen Bass Democratic Party Democrat California's 37th September 27, 2021[30]
Jody Hice Republican Party Republican Georgia's 10th March 22, 2021[31]



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

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Independent Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) caucus with Democrats
  2. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "US Sen. Richard Burr says 2016 will be his last run for elected office," July 20, 2016
  3. ↑ The Hill, "Toomey announces retirement at end of 2022," October 5, 2020
  4. ↑ Cleveland.com, "U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he won’t run for re-election: Capitol Letter," January 25, 2021
  5. ↑ WAAY, "ALABAMA U.S. SEN. RICHARD SHELBY CONFIRMS HE WON'T RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2022," February 8, 2021
  6. ↑ Politico, "GOP Sen. Roy Blunt will not run for reelection," February 8, 2021
  7. ↑ CNN, "Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP Trump critic, won't seek reelection for US House seat," October 29, 2021
  8. ↑ Politico, "House Dem retirement rush continues with 2 new departures," October 18, 2021
  9. ↑ Chapelboro, "Longtime Orange County Congressman David Price Set to Retire," October 18, 2021
  10. ↑ CNN, "John Yarmuth, powerful liberal from Kentucky, announces he'll retire from Congress at the end of his term," October 12, 2021
  11. ↑ New York Times, "Ohio House Republican, Calling Trump ‘a Cancer,’ Bows Out of 2022," September 16, 2021
  12. ↑ Politico, "Rep. Ron Kind announces retirement in boon to GOP's House hopes," August 10, 2021
  13. ↑ Politico, "Cheri Bustos, who led Democrats through tumultuous 2020 election, announces retirement," April 30, 2021
  14. ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady will retire from Congress at the end of his term," April 14, 2021
  15. ↑ Politico, "Dem Rep. Filemón Vela won't seek reelection under new Texas map," March 22, 2021
  16. ↑ NBC News, "GOP Rep. Tom Reed apologizes, announces retirement amid misconduct claim," March 22, 2021
  17. ↑ Politico, "Ann Kirkpatrick announces 1st House retirement of 2022," March 12, 2021
  18. ↑ Roll Call, "Texas Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson says she’ll run for one final term," October 9, 2019
  19. ↑ Politico, "Conor Lamb launching Senate bid in Pennsylvania," August 6, 2021
  20. ↑ Politico, "Rep. Billy Long launches Missouri Senate campaign after meeting with Trump," August 3, 2021
  21. ↑ Roll Call, "Missouri GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler launches Senate run," June 10, 2021
  22. ↑ Politico, "Demings launches Senate bid against Rubio," June 9, 2021
  23. ↑ The North State Journal, "Ted Budd enters 2022 U.S. Senate race," April 28, 2021
  24. ↑ CNN, "Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan launches campaign of US Senate seat in Ohio," April 26, 2021
  25. ↑ AL.com, "Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks launches U.S. Senate campaign," March 22, 2021
  26. ↑ Politico, "Florida's Crist becomes first prominent Democrat to challenge DeSantis,"May 4, 2021
  27. ↑ CNN, "Trump ally GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin announces plan to run for New York governor in 2022," April 8, 2021
  28. ↑ As of April 14, 2021, Zeldin had not made an announcement on whether he planned to also run for U.S. House.
  29. ↑ Maryland Matters, "Forgoing Congressional Re-Election Bid, Anthony Brown to Run for Attorney General," October 25, 2021
  30. ↑ Yahoo, "Karen Bass Launches Bid For Mayor Of Los Angeles," September 27, 2021
  31. ↑ Politico, "Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia," March 22, 2021
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