Years in office: 1997-present 1950 | 1954 | Following the successful cloture vote and the Senate subsequently sending a clean continuing resolution back to the House, the two chambers began a high-stakes game of hot potato. 5. Only 14 percent said they would vote for the Democrat. 2012 | "[36] In September 2015 she pleaded guilty to state election law violations, received a one-year sentence (suspended) along with two years 'conditional discharge', and agreed not to seek elective office for two years. The government reopened. [48], In Bexar County, Texas, the Republican candidate for governor, Greg Abbott, was accidentally replaced on the ballot by David Dewhurst on one machine, on which 12 votes were cast before the problem was caught.[49]. A clerk called police for help. Combined with the Republican gains made in 2010, the total number of Democratic-held House seats lost under Barack Obama's presidency in midterm elections rose to 77 with these elections. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. Major cities which held mayoral elections in 2014 include: Nationwide voter turnout was 36.4%, down from 40.9% in the 2010 midterms and the lowest since the 1942 elections, when just 33.9% of voters turned out, though that election came during the middle of World War II. Bei den Gouverneurswahlen ergab sich ein gemischtes Bild. The balance of power shows how many seats each party has won according to CNN projections. The senators up for re-election in 2014 who signed the letter were: The open enrollment period ended on March 31, 2014. [37], As of July 2013, the DCCC had outraised the NRCC by $6.5 million. 1926 | 1912 | [69] Although Ratcliffe trailed by 16.6 percent in the Republican primary, he jumped ahead in the runoff, defeating Hall by a 5.6 percent margin of victory. One open seat previously held by a Republican was won by a Democrat. Bei den Gouverneuren ebenso wie den Bundesstaatsparlamenten beginnt die neue Amtszeit je nach Bundesstaat zwischen Ende Dezember 2014 und Ende Januar 2015. All 435 seats of the U.S. House were up for election. According to a study by the Brookings Institution, only 36 percent of 2014 Democratic candidates mentioned support of the Affordable Care Act in their platform. The NRCC ended the month with $32.3 million cash in the bank, while the DCCC had $43.5 on hand. [105], Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle were in disagreement over the need to pass congressional approval of the administration's air strikes in Iraq as well as any future strikes on ISIS. All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. [41] Since 2010, 22 states enacted new voting restrictions. 1964 | Democrats would win 196 seats, for a loss of five seats. 1789 | 1970 | Did the Democratic Party reduce the Republican U.S. House majority? Republicans had a net gain of nine seats, taken from Democrats. ", "Blowout: More Than 1 in 6 US House Races Have Just One Major Party Nominee", "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014", "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014", "Kerry Bentivolio to Wage Write-In Campaign", "Bill Young, longest-serving House Republican, dies", States House of Representatives elections, 2014 2014 United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 United States House of Representatives elections, Casualty List: 113th Congress (2013–2014), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=978438410, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, White evangelical or born-again Christian. "[108], The vote was 66-27, with 25 of the 27 nay votes being from Republicans. Sixteen Democrats (seventeen, including the delegate from the Virgin Islands) retired from their seats. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%. Die Republikaner benötigten sechs weitere Mandate für eine Senatsmehrheit. House seats", "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years", "U.S. House results -- 2014 Election Center -- Elections and Politics from CNN.com", "Congressman George Miller Announces Retirement After 40 Years", "Henry Waxman, Key Democrat and Force for Health Care Law, Is to Retire", "California Democrat Gloria Negrete McLeod quitting House", "Rep. Colleen Hanabusa to challenge Sen. Brian Schatz in 2014 primary", "Bruce Braley will run for Harkin's Senate seat", "Rep. Mike Michaud steps into Maine governor's race", "New Jersey Democrat Rush Holt to quit House", "Carolyn McCarthy, Mike McIntyre to retire", "New York Democrat Bill Owens to retire from House", "Dem Rep. 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On September 9, 2014, Seth Moulton, a former Marine and a veteran of the Iraq War, defeated Tierney by 7.9 percent, making Tierney the fourth and final incumbent to be defeated in the 2014 primary election season. [84] Tierney led in the Democratic primary polls, and had support from influential Democrats, such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi from California. Major cities which held mayoral elections in 2014 include: Nationwide voter turnout was 36.4%, down from 40.9% in the 2010 midterms and the lowest since the 1942 elections, when just 33.9% of voters turned out, though that election came during the middle of World War II. 1802 | Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. "[72], Name: Eric Cantor (R-VA) [2] With 36.4% of eligible voters voting, the voter turnout was the lowest since 1942. 1966 | 1996 | These include: Bold indicates a change in partisan control. 1792 | They occurred in Virginia,[45] Maryland,[46] Illinois,[47] and North Carolina. The day after the election, Republicans, who achieved a 17–17 tie in the West Virginia Senate, gained control of that chamber as well thanks to the defection of State Senator Daniel Hall, thus increasing their total gains to 11, for a final total of 68 state houses won. Of the four incumbents who were defeated in primaries in 2014, Kerry Bentivolio lost by the widest margin. I’m going to wait and get the facts before I jump off into something that you read on the Internet someplace. Additionally vulnerable Democratic incumbents lead their endangered Republican counterparts in a majority of races.[39]. Elections were held to select the delegates for the District of Columbia and four of the five U.S. territories. This brought the total raised for 2013 through the third quarter to $58.2 million for the DCCC compared to the NRCC's $42.6 million. [1], The GOP went into the election with a 233-199 lead in the House of Representatives. So fielen ihnen acht weitere Mandate zu, was eine Mehrheit von 54 der 100 Sitze zustandebrachte. Some general facts: 1. United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 U.S. House battleground districts, 2014 List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2014 Presidential differences: A district that may not have had all the categories highlighted, but voted for the other party in the most recent presidential election and the numbers were tight for the incumbent (redistricting was also factored in here). The DSCC outraised their GOP counterpart, the NRSC, by one million dollars in October 2013. 1924 | The primary dates are listed below. John Tierney was the only Democratic congressman to lose his primary election in 2014. A runoff in Louisiana took place on December 6, however, it did not decide the control of the Senate and Republican Bill Cassidy defeated Sen. Mary Landrieu. [83], Both Tierney and Moulton ran well-financed campaigns, raising $1.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively. [citation needed] Nationwide, Republicans won the popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 5.7 percent.[19]. "[76], Cantor stepped down from his position as House Majority Leader on July 31, 2014, and resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives on August 18, 2014. In December 2013, John Sides' column, "The Monkey Cage," a blog published by The Washington Post, released his first predictions for the 2014 elections. [14], With a final total of 247 seats (56.78%) in the House and 54 seats in the Senate, the Republicans ultimately achieved their largest majority in the U.S. Congress since the 71st Congress in 1929. After Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave a marathon speech, the motion for cloture was accepted and Reid was able to strip the Obamacare defunding language contained in the Republican House members' continuing resolution (CR). [5], There were incorrect predictions that the control of the Senate would not be decided on November 4. Republicans won control of 10 legislative chambers: both chambers of the Nevada Legislature, the Minnesota House of Representatives, New Hampshire House of Representatives, the New Mexico House of Representatives, the West Virginia House of Delegates, the Colorado Senate, the Maine Senate, the New York Senate, and the Washington Senate. ET. 2016 | November 2014 statt. 1834 | I’m responsible. Anders als im Kongress war dies im Vorfeld nicht erwartet worden, da Umfragen mehr republikanische Gouverneure von der Abwahl bedroht sahen. [80], Name: John Tierney (D-MA) 1840 | On this page, Ballotpedia tracked the districts identified as battleground districts. On average, Republicans won slightly closer races than Republicans. 2014 election: Texas' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014 [78] While it was common in the 2014 Republican primaries to see a tea party-backed challenger taking on the Republican "establishment" incumbent, Michigan's 11th District turned this narrative on its head. [70] In addition to large personal loans to his campaign, Ratcliffe had support from conservative groups such as Club for Growth and the Senate Conservatives Fund. Incumbent died October 18, 2013, having already announced his retiretment. The Gallup poll concluded: For senators up for re-election in 2014, this was the first election since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Interestingly, a Georgia runoff would have been held on January 6, three days after the 114th Congress is sworn in.[6]. "[93] Although her plan was ultimately rejected by Senate Democrats, her framework began a bipartisan effort to draft a resolution. [32][33] The states with the highest turnout that had no Senate or gubernatorial race that year were North Dakota (44.1%) and Washington state (38.6%). On March 11, there was a special election for Florida's 13th congressional district, won by the Republican Party. [34], The New York Times counts apathy, anger and frustration at the relentlessly negative tone of the campaigns as the reasons of low turnout and stated, "Neither party gave voters an affirmative reason to show up at the polls. "[35], Connecticut State Representative Christina Ayala (Democrat) was arrested in September 2014 on 19 voting fraud charges, specifically "eight counts of fraudulent voting, 10 counts of primary or enrollment violations and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Prior to rollout, the administration estimated 500,000 would sign up in the first month. This increased the total number of Republican-controlled state houses from 57 to 67. Years in office: 1981-present [1][2] Am Wahltag jedoch konnten die Demokraten mit ihren Bewerber Tom Wolf nur in Pennsylvania den republikanischen Regierungschef Tom Corbett besiegen. Thus, the Republicans gained their largest majority in the House since 1928. 2014 election: Michigan's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014 Attempts to use the website resulted in errors, including: In an October 30, 2013, hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated, "Hold me accountable for the debacle. Major issues of the election included income inequality,[1] and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as "Obamacare"), which Republicans sought to repeal. 1800 | [13], National exit polling showed that 45% of voters said the economy was their most important issue. Most Illegal Immigrants Working in U.S. Should Be: Worried About Major Terrorist Attack in U.S.? [38], The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) gained an early fundraising advantage in the first quarter of 2013. Diesen ist es jedoch trotz ihrer Mehrheiten nicht möglich, Gesetze im Alleingang zu verabschieden, da der Präsident jederzeit von seinem Vetorecht Gebrauch machen kann. Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell were able to propose a plan on October 16.[94]. This cycle marked the first time an incumbent Governor running for re-election in Pennsylvania lost in the modern era. [20], Elections to state legislatures were held in 46 states, with a total of 6049 seats up for election (82 percent of the total number of state legislative seats in the United States). [82] In 2011, Tierney's wife was involved in a scandal, when she served time in jail for "aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns" for her brother, Robert Eremian, who was accused of running an illegal gambling business. Defeated by: Seth Moulton Some of those incumbents mentioned included:[63]. 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. This cycle marked the first time an incumbent Governor running for re-election in Pennsylvania lost in the modern era. One article from National Journal suggests that, despite the small number of defeats, incumbents have been gradually losing their advantage. Most Important Issue Facing Country Today. How he lays out his strategy will determine how our guys and members of Congress respond. [25] The candidates highlighted in the article were: Both the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) work to elect candidates from their respective parties to the U.S. Senate. The Republican Party won 24 of the 36 state governorships for a net gain of two seats, as they picked up open Democratic-held seats in Arkansas, Maryland and Massachusetts and defeated incumbent Governor Pat Quinn in Illinois, while Republican incumbents Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania and Sean Parnell of Alaska respectively lost to Democrat Tom Wolf and independent Bill Walker. If Congress doesn’t like what he’s doing, we can always cut the money off." 2000 | According to an April 2013 Politico report, incumbent Democrats in red states raised "millions" in the first three months of 2013. 1952 | [73] Leading up to the election, Cantor had a significant financial advantage, having spent around $1 million in the weeks prior to the primary. Republicans won control of 10 legislative chambers: both chambers of the Nevada Legislature, the Minnesota House of Representatives, New Hampshire House of Representatives, the New Mexico House of Representatives, the West Virginia House of Delegates, the Colorado Senate, the Maine Senate, the New York Senate, and the Washington Senate. 1832 | Die parteiinternen Vorwahlen zur Bestimmung der jeweiligen Kandidaten fanden je nach Bundesstaat zwischen März und September 2014 nach unterschiedlichen Verfahren statt. [40], In June 2013, the Supreme Court invalidated part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, permitting nine (mostly Southern) states to change their election laws without advance federal approval. November 2014 statt. These include: Bold indicates a change in partisan control. In Pontiac, Michigan, local Democrats cited reports of voter harassment and intimidation by Republicans over questioning legally-cast ballots with election workers repeatedly having had to ask them to step aside. All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Five special elections were held in 2014. [109] Reps. Collin Peterson, John Barrow, Sanford Bishop, Cheri Bustos, Sean Maloney, Mike McIntyre, Bill Owens and Tim Walz were the eight Democratic members who voted to reject the bill. "[107] Reid backed up that sentiment, saying, "Tomorrow the president is addressing the nation. According to OpenSecrets.org, three of the five organizations donating the most in independent expenditures were conservative organizations (as denoted in the chart by the L, for liberal, or C, for conservative, under the "View" column). With races in Georgia and Louisiana tightening up, it was possible that one or both of those races could have been the deciding seats for the majority. 1978 | Should Same-Sex Marriages Be Legal in Your State? [14] Smaller numbers of voters named health care, foreign policy, or illegal immigration as their top issues,[15] or same-sex marriage, Ebola, or the legalization of marijuana as their top issues. In July 2013, NRSC president, Rob Collins, circulated a memo to top donors outlining the path to a majority in the Senate for the Republican Party. Infografik: So funktioniert der Election Day 2014 Von Vera Kämper und Anna van Hove. As races were called, we updated the partisan count totals. Three elections were held separate from the November general elections. From the memo: Collins reiterated that Republicans needed to win just three seats in states with incumbent Democratic senators.[30].      Lean Democratic Voters had the choice of only one major political party in more than one in six U.S. House elections nationwide, including more than one in four races in the Southern region.[48]. [85], Politico published a list of the five primaries to watch in 2014. [22][23][24], Numerous elections were held for officeholders in numerous cities, counties, school boards, special districts, and others around the country.[25]. In Pontiac, Michigan, local Democrats cited reports of voter harassment and intimidation by Republicans over questioning legally-cast ballots with election workers repeatedly having had to ask them to step aside. 1956 | The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. [39], In Chicago, election judges said they had received automated phone calls between October–November 3 with apparently false instructions about voting or required training, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. [3] Die Republikaner gewannen bei den Gouverneurswahlen auch die zuvor demokratisch regierten Bundesstaaten Arkansas, Maryland und Massachusetts, wo der Amtsinhaber entweder von einer weiteren Kandidatur ausgeschlossen war oder darauf verzichtet hatte. A total of 416 incumbents sought re-election in 2014, and 393, or 94.47 percent, were successful in their re-election bids. Die Senatswahlen in den Vereinigten Staaten fanden am 4. Januar 2015 ab. 1920 | 1878 | In the House, Republicans won a net gain of thirteen seats, giving them their largest majority since the onset of the Great Depression. With a final total of 247 seats (56.78%) in the House and 54 seats in the Senate, the Republicans ultimately achieved their largest majority in the U.S. Congress since the 71st Congress in 1929. 1960 | Any Children Under 18 Living in Your Home? Republicans assumed control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress. [100][101], On November 22, 2013, the Obama administration announced an eight-day extension on completing applications for coverage starting January 1, 2014. Hall, 91, is the oldest U.S. Representative in history, and one of only two remaining World War II veterans in Congress. A district must have met one or more of the following criteria: 1. The Democratic-controlled Senate in the 113th Congress had a partisan breakdown of 53-45-2, with the two Independents caucusing with the Democrats. 2010 | [2][3][4], Heading into the election, Democrats controlled the U.S. Senate while Republicans were the majority in the U.S. House. 1828 | Unfortunately for Democratic incumbents, seven of their seats up in 2014 were in states carried by Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. This increased the total number of Republican-controlled state houses from 57 to 67. By 2012, this percentage had almost doubled, with 51.40 percent of incumbents facing primary challengers. The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. And obviously time is of the essence. 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It just so happens that the incumbent is the member of the tea party who is being targeted by a wealthy foreclosure attorney who simply wants to be a congressman. [67] Hall had previously run as a Democrat before switching to the Republican Party in 2004. With Obamacare being the issue-at-hand, Congress was unable to agree on whether a resolution would fund the landmark healthcare law. Of the 36 Senate races, the Republican Party won 24 (a net gain of nine seats,[18] which represents the largest gain for a party in the Senate since 1980, and the largest Senate gain in a midterm since 1958) and the Democratic Party won 12, thus resulting in the Republicans regaining control of the Senate for the first time since 2006, with a total of 54 seats.