United States Congress elections, 2028

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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 7, 2028.

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Partisan breakdown
The partisan balance of Congress before and after the election
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U.S. Senate
Information about U.S. Senate elections
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U.S. House
Information about U.S. House elections
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Incumbents defeated
Information about incumbents defeated in past elections
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Important dates and deadlines
A list of important dates and deadlines for the 2028 election cycle
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Partisan breakdown

Click the tabs below to view the current and historical partisan balance of each chamber of Congress.

U.S. Senate

U.S. House

Partisan composition, U.S. Senate
119th Congress
Party	Members
Democratic	45
Republican	53
Independent	2^[1]
Vacancies	0
Total	100

Partisan composition, U.S. House
119th Congress
Party	Members
Democratic	213
Republican	219
Vacancies	3
Total	435

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate elections, 2026

See also: United States Senate elections, 2024

There are 34 U.S. Senate seats up for regular election in 2028—15 seats held by Democrats and 19 held by Republicans as of July 2024.

The map below shows which seats are up for election and the current incumbent in each race.

Seats that changed party hands in 2022

See also: United States Senate elections, 2022

In 2022—the last time these 34 seats were up for regular election—one seat changed party hands. Democrats picked up one seat, and Republicans lost one seat.

Senate seats that changed party hands, 2022
State	Pre-election incumbent	2022 winner	Margin of victory (percentage points)
Pennsylvania	Pat Toomey	John Fetterman	4.91

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2026

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2024

All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election in 2028.

Incumbents defeated

Between 1988 and 2024, 489 incumbents in the U.S. Senate and House lost re-election in either a general or primary election. The chart and table below show the number of incumbents who ran for re-election in each election cycle and the number who lost re-election.

Seats open as a result of an incumbent losing re-election in a primary
Year	Incumbents who ran for re-election	Incumbents who lost re-election	Percentage of incumbents who lost re-election
1988	436	11	2.52%
1990	435	16	3.68%
1992	378	39	10.32%
1994	410	39	9.51%
1996	404	23	5.69%
1998	439	10	2.28%
2000	429	15	3.50%
2002	426	20	4.69%
2004	430	10	2.33%
2006	434	30	6.91%
2008	429	28	6.53%
2010	422	62	14.69%
2012	414	42	10.14%
2014	418	23	5.50%
2016	421	15	3.56%
2018	410	39	9.51%
2020	427	26	6.09%
2022	412	23	5.58%
2024	404	18	4.46%

Important dates and deadlines

This section will provide important dates throughout the 2028 congressional election cycle, including filing deadlines, primaries, and campaign finance reporting deadlines, when available.