2016 United States House of Representatives elections


The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states. Non-voting members for the District of Columbia and Territories of the United States were also elected. These elections coincided with the election of President Donald Trump, although his party lost seats in both chambers of Congress. The winners of this election served in the 115th Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States Census. In October 2015, the House elected a new Speaker, Republican Paul Ryan, who was re-elected in the new term. Democrat Nancy Pelosi continued to lead her party as Minority Leader.
Elections were also held on the same day for the U.S. Senate, many governors, and other state and local elections.

Results summary

Source: Note: does not include blank and over/under votes which were included in the official results.

Retiring incumbents

Forty-three Representatives declined to seek re-election in 2016.

Democrats

Eighteen Democrats retired.
  1. : Ann Kirkpatrick: To run for U.S. Senator.
  2. : Sam Farr: Retired.
  3. : Lois Capps: Retired.
  4. : Janice Hahn: To run for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
  5. : Loretta Sanchez: To run for U.S. Senator.
  6. : John Carney: To run for Governor of Delaware.
  7. : Gwen Graham: Retired.
  8. : Alan Grayson: To run for U.S. Senator.
  9. : Patrick Murphy: To run for U.S. Senator.
  10. : Mark Takai: Retired and died July 20, 2016.
  11. : Tammy Duckworth: To run for U.S. Senator.
  12. : Donna Edwards: To run for U.S. Senator
  13. : Chris Van Hollen: To run for U.S. Senator.
  14. : Steve Israel: Retired.
  15. : Charles Rangel: Retired.
  16. : Pedro Pierluisi: To run for Governor of Puerto Rico.
  17. : Rubén Hinojosa: Retired.
  18. : Jim McDermott: Retired.

    Republicans

Twenty-five Republicans retired.
  1. : Matt Salmon: Retired.
  2. : Jeff Miller: Retired.
  3. : Ander Crenshaw: Retired.
  4. : Rich Nugent: Retired.
  5. : Curt Clawson: Retired.
  6. : Lynn Westmoreland: Retired.
  7. : Marlin Stutzman: To run for U.S. Senator.
  8. : Todd Young: To run for U.S. Senator.
  9. : Ed Whitfield: Retired and resigned September 6, 2016.
  10. : Charles Boustany: To run for U.S. Senator.
  11. : John Fleming: To run for U.S. Senator.
  12. : Dan Benishek: Retired.
  13. : Candice Miller: Retired.
  14. : John Kline: Retired.
  15. : Joe Heck: To run for U.S. Senator.
  16. : Chris Gibson: Retired.
  17. : Richard Hanna: Retired.
  18. : Mike Fitzpatrick: Retired.
  19. : Joe Pitts: Retired.
  20. : Stephen Fincher: Retired.
  21. : Randy Neugebauer: Retired.
  22. : Scott Rigell: Retired.
  23. : Robert Hurt: Retired.
  24. : Reid Ribble: Retired.
  25. : Cynthia Lummis: Retired.

    Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

  1. : Corrine Brown lost renomination to Al Lawson; the 5th district was redrawn in 2016 due to a court order
  2. : Chaka Fattah lost renomination to Dwight E. Evans. Subsequently, resigned on June 23, 2016.

    Republicans

  3. : Tim Huelskamp lost renomination to Roger Marshall.
  4. : Renee Ellmers lost renomination to fellow incumbent George Holding after court-ordered redistricting forced them into the same district.
  5. : Randy Forbes lost renomination to Scott Taylor after running in a new district following court-ordered redistricting.

    In the general election

The Democrats had a net gain of five seats, taken from Republicans.

Democrats

One Democrat lost re-election to a fellow Democrat.
  1. : Mike Honda lost to Ro Khanna.
One Democrat lost re-election to a Republican.
  1. : Brad Ashford lost to Don Bacon.

    Republicans

Six Republicans lost re-election to Democrats.
  1. : John Mica lost to Stephanie Murphy.
  2. : David Jolly lost to Charlie Crist.
  3. : Bob Dold lost to Brad Schneider.
  4. : Cresent Hardy lost to Ruben Kihuen.
  5. : Frank Guinta lost to Carol Shea-Porter.
  6. : Scott Garrett lost to Josh Gottheimer.

    Open seats that changed parties

Democrats had a net gain of one seat in which the incumbent was not on the ballot.

Democratic seats

One open seat was lost.
  1. : Patrick Murphy retired to run for Senate. Seat won by Brian Mast.
One open seat was lost as a result of redistricting.
  1. : Gwen Graham retired. Seat won by Neal Dunn.

    Republican seats

One open seat was lost.
  1. : Joe Heck retired to run for Senate. Seat won by Jacky Rosen.
Two open seats were lost as a result of redistricting.
  1. : Daniel Webster instead ran in the 11th district. Seat won by Val Demings.
  2. : J. Randy Forbes instead ran in the 2nd district. Seat won by Don McEachin.

    Close races

  3. [|California] 49th, 0.6%
  4. [|Minnesota] 8th, 0.6%
  5. Minnesota 1st, 0.7%
  6. [|Nebraska] 2nd, 1.2%
  7. [|Nevada] 3rd, 1.2%
  8. [|New Hampshire] 1st, 1.3%
  9. [|Texas] 23rd, 1.3%
  10. Minnesota 2nd, 1.8%
  11. California 7th, 2.4%
  12. [|Florida] 7th, 3.0%
  13. California 10th, 3.4%
  14. Florida 13th, 3.8%
  15. Nevada 4th, 4.0%
  16. [|New Jersey] 5th, 4.4%
  17. New Hampshire 2nd, 4.5%
  18. Minnesota 7th, 5.1%
  19. [|Illinois] 10th, 5.2%
  20. [|New York] 22nd, 5.5%
  21. New York 3rd, 5.6%
  22. [|Virginia] 10th, 5.8%
  23. California 25th, 6.2%
  24. California 24th, 6.8%
  25. [|Arizona] 1st, 7.3%
  26. [|Iowa] 2nd, 7.4%
  27. Iowa 1st, 7.6%
  28. [|Pennsylvania] 17th, 7.6%
  29. [|Alabama] 2nd, 8.3%
  30. [|Colorado] 6th, 8.3%
  31. New York 19th, 8.5%
  32. Pennsylvania 8th, 8.8%
  33. Maine 2nd, 9.6%
  34. Florida 27th, 9.8%

    Competitive districts

The following were the predictions for House districts where at least one out of the Cook Political Report, Daily Kos Elections, the Rothenberg Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and RealClearPolitics did not agree that the district was "safe Democratic" or "safe Republican". Incumbents not running for re-election have parentheses around their names, while incumbents with a caret sought re-election, but were defeated in the primary election. Note that safeness of a district is not necessarily a prediction as to outcome.
DistrictCPVIIncumbentFirst
elected		2014
result		Cook
Nov 7,
2016		DKE
Nov 7,
2016		Roth.
Nov 3,
2016		Sab.
Nov 7,
2016		RCP
Oct 31,
2016		Winner
Don Young 1973Don Young
Ann Kirkpatrick 2012Tom O'Halleran
Martha McSally 2014Martha McSally
Ami Bera 2012Ami Bera
Jeff Denham 2010Jeff Denham
David Valadao 2012David Valadao
Lois Capps 1998Salud Carbajal
Steve Knight 2014Steve Knight
Darrell Issa 2000Darrell Issa
Scott Peters 2012Scott Peters
Scott Tipton 2010Scott Tipton
Mike Coffman 2008Mike Coffman
Gwen Graham 2014Neal Dunn
John Mica 1992Stephanie Murphy
Daniel Webster
2010Val Demings
David Jolly 2014Charlie Crist
Patrick Murphy 2012Brian Mast
Carlos Curbelo 2014Carlos Curbelo
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1989Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Robert Dold 2014Brad Schneider
Mike Bost 2014Mike Bost
Jackie Walorski 2012Jackie Walorski
Todd Young 2010Trey Hollingsworth
Rod Blum 2014Rod Blum
David Young 2014David Young
Kevin Yoder 2010Kevin Yoder
Bruce Poliquin 2014Bruce Poliquin
John K. Delaney 2012John K. Delaney
Dan Benishek 2010Jack Bergman
Fred Upton 1986Fred Upton
Tim Walberg 2010Tim Walberg
Mike Bishop 2014Mike Bishop
John Kline 2002Jason Lewis
Erik Paulsen 2008Erik Paulsen
Rick Nolan 2012Rick Nolan
Ryan Zinke 2014Ryan Zinke
Brad Ashford 2014Don Bacon
Joe Heck 2010Jacky Rosen
Cresent Hardy 2014Ruben Kihuen
Frank Guinta 2014Carol Shea Porter
Scott Garrett 2002Josh Gottheimer
Lee Zeldin 2014Lee Zeldin
Steve Israel 2000Thomas Suozzi
Chris Gibson 2010John Faso
Elise Stefanik 2014Elise Stefanik
Richard L. Hanna 2010Claudia Tenney
Tom Reed 2010Tom Reed
John Katko 2014John Katko
Louise Slaughter 1986Louise Slaughter
Ryan Costello 2014Ryan Costello
Mike Fitzpatrick 2010Brian Fitzpatrick
Joe Pitts 1996Lloyd Smucker
Will Hurd 2014Will Hurd
Mia Love 2014Mia Love
Randy Forbes 2001Donald McEachin
Robert Hurt 2010Thomas Garrett Jr.
Barbara Comstock 2014Barbara Comstock
Reid Ribble 2010Mike Gallagher
DistrictCPVIIncumbentFirst
elected		2014CookDKERoth.Sab.RCPWinner

Special elections

These elections were for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2017. Sorted by date, then by state, then by district.
DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
John BoehnerRepublican1990Incumbent resigned October 31, 2015.
New member elected June 7, 2016.
Republican hold.		 Warren Davidson 76.8%
Corey Foister 21.1%
James J. Condit Jr. 2.2%
Chaka FattahDemocratic1994Incumbent resigned June 23, 2016, after being convicted on 23 counts of federal corruption charges.
New member elected November 8, 2016.
Winner was also elected to the next term, [|see below].
Democratic hold.		 Dwight Evans 90.2%
James Jones 9.8%
Mark TakaiDemocratic2014Incumbent died July 20, 2016.
New member elected November 8, 2016.
Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.
Democratic hold.		 Colleen Hanabusa 60.5%
Shirlene DelaCruz Ostrov 20.6%
Others blank votes 18.9%
Ed WhitfieldRepublican1994Incumbent resigned September 6, 2016.
New member elected November 8, 2016.
Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.
Republican hold.		 James Comer 72.2%
Samuel L. Gaskins 27.8%

Primary dates

This table shows the primary dates for regularly-scheduled elections. It also shows the type of primary. In an "open" primary, any registered voter can vote in any party's primary. In a "closed" primary, only voters registered with a specific party can vote in that party's primary. In a "top-two" primary, all candidates run against each other regardless of party affiliation, and the top two candidates advance to the second round of voting. All of the various other primary types are classified as "hybrid." [|Alaska] in 2008 provides one example of a hybrid primary: the Democratic Party allowed unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary, while the Republican Party only allowed party members to vote in its primary.
StateDateType
AlabamaMarch 1ROpen
ArkansasMarch 1ROpen
TexasMarch 1ROpen
MississippiMarch 8Hybrid
IllinoisMarch 15Hybrid
North CarolinaMarch 15Hybrid
OhioMarch 15Hybrid
MarylandApril 26Hybrid
PennsylvaniaApril 26Hybrid
IndianaMay 3Hybrid
NebraskaMay 10Hybrid
West VirginiaMay 10Hybrid
IdahoMay 17Hybrid
KentuckyMay 17Closed
OregonMay 17Hybrid
GeorgiaMay 24ROpen
CaliforniaJune 7Top-two
IowaJune 7Hybrid
MontanaJune 7Open
New JerseyJune 7Closed
New MexicoJune 7Closed
North CarolinaJune 7Hybrid
South DakotaJune 7RHybrid
NevadaJune 14Closed
North DakotaJune 14Open
South CarolinaJune 14RHybrid
VirginiaJune 14Hybrid
ColoradoJune 28Hybrid
New YorkJune 28Closed
OklahomaJune 28RHybrid
UtahJune 28Hybrid
KansasAug 2Closed
MichiganAug 2Open
MissouriAug 2Open
WashingtonAug 2Top-two
TennesseeAug 4Hybrid
ConnecticutAug 9Hybrid
MinnesotaAug 9Open
VermontAug 9Open
WisconsinAug 9Open
HawaiiAug 13Open
AlaskaAug 16Hybrid
WyomingAug 16Closed
ArizonaAug 30Hybrid
FloridaAug 30Closed
MassachusettsSep 8Hybrid
[|Delaware]Sep 13Closed
New HampshireSep 13Hybrid
Rhode IslandSep 13Hybrid
LouisianaNov 8Top-two

RIndicates a state that requires primary run-off elections under certain conditions.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

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Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting delegates

Main article &
delegate list		DistrictDelegatePartyFirst
elected		Incumbent
status		Candidates
Main article American SamoaAumua Amata RadewagenRepublican2014Incumbent re-elected.✓ Amata Coleman Radewagen 75.4%
Salu Hunkin-Finau 13.4%
Mapu Jamias 8.3%
Timothy Jones 1.4%
Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman 1.5%
Main article District of ColumbiaEleanor Holmes NortonDemocratic1990Incumbent re-elected.✓ Eleanor Holmes Norton 88.1%
Martin Moulton 6.2%
Natale Stracuzzi 4.8%
Main article GuamMadeleine BordalloDemocratic2002Incumbent re-elected.✓ Madeleine Bordallo 53.7%
Felix Camacho 45.7%
Main article Northern Mariana IslandsGregorio SablanIndependent2008Incumbent re-elected.✓ Gregorio Sablan
Main article Puerto RicoPedro PierluisiNPP2008Incumbent retired to run for Governor.
New resident commissioner elected.
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico hold.		✓ Jenniffer González 48.8%
Héctor Ferrer 47.2%
Hugo Rodríguez 2.7%
Mariana Nogales Molinelli 1.3%
Main article United States Virgin IslandsStacey PlaskettDemocratic2014Incumbent re-elected.✓ Stacey Plaskett