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. The seats of five of the six non-voting members of the U.S. House are up for election as well.
Two special elections for the U.S. Senate are scheduled for November 8, 2022. One special election will be held to fill the final four years of Sen. Jim Inhofe's (R-Okla.) six-year term that began in 2021. Inhofe announced his resignation effective January 3, 2023.[1] The other special election will be held to fill the final weeks of the six-year term that Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was elected to in 2016. That U.S. Senate seat is also up for regular election in 2022, for a total of 35 individual Senate seats up. Special elections for the U.S. House will be held throughout the year to fill vacancies that occur in the 117th Congress. For more information about special elections to the 117th Congress, click here.
The 2022 election will be the first to take place following apportionment and redistricting after the 2020 census. As a result of apportionment, six states (Texas, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon) gained seats in the U.S. House, and seven states (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) lost seats. Click here for more information about apportionment after the 2020 census.
This page provides an overview of the 2022 elections for the U.S Congress. In the sections below, you will find:
For more information about the 2022 U.S. House elections, click here. For more information about the 2022 U.S. Senate elections, click here.
Click here for our coverage of special elections to the 117th Congress.
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. House
As of September 2, 2022, Democrats held a 219-211 advantage in the U.S. House with five vacant seats. All 435 seats are up for election.
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, 2020Seats up for election
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, the incumbent heading into the election in each state, whether each seat is open, recent Senate and presidential election margins of victory, and race ratings.
You can find this information in table form just below the map and in the U.S. Senate race ratings section.
Click [show] on the right to expand the table below.
Margins of victory in last election
Smallest margins of victory
Eleven of the seats up for election in 2022 were won by fewer than 10 percentage points the last time they were up for election. Of those, seven were won by fewer than 5 percentage points, four held by a Democrat and three held by a Republican. Click on the "Last election margin of victory" column in the table below to sort the list by margin of victory.
Click [show] on the right to expand the table.
Largest margins of victory
The following 10 seats up for election in 2022 had the largest margins of victory in 2016. Click [show] on the right to expand the table.
Battleground states
The following eight states were rated as battlegrounds by Inside Elections as of October 2021 and as either a toss-up, lean, or likely Democratic or Republican state by Cook Political Report and/or Sabato's Crystal Ball. Click here for more information about Senate race ratings.
Arizona
See also: United States Senate election in Arizona, 2022The previous two Senate elections—held in 2018 and 2020—were both decided by 2.4 percentage points. In 2020, Mark Kelly (D) defeated incumbent Sen. Martha McSally (R) in a special election[6], 51.2% to 48.8%. In 2018, Kyrsten Sinema defeated McSally, 50.0% to 47.6%.
The two most recent presidential elections in Arizona were similarly close. Joe Biden (D) defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by 0.3 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election by 3.6 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as a Toss-up.
Florida
See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2022In 2018, Rick Scott (R) defeated incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D) by 0.2 percentage points in the Senate race for Florida. In 2016, incumbent Marco Rubio won re-election by a margin of 7.7 percentage points.
The two most recent presidential elections in Florida were both decided by less than 4 percentage points. Incumbent President Donald Trump (R) defeated Joe Biden (D) by 3.3 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election by 1.2 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as Lean or Likely Republican.
Georgia
See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2022The two Senate elections held in Georgia in 2020—with runoffs taking place in January 2021—were both decided by 2 percentage points or fewer. Jon Ossoff (D) defeated incumbent Sen. David Perdue (R) by 1.2 percentage points, 50.6% to 49.4%. Raphael Warnock (D) defeated incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) in a special election by 2 percentage points, 51.0% to 49.0%. In 2016, incumbent Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) won re-election by a margin of 13.8 percentage points.
Joe Biden (D) defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by 0.2 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election by 5.2 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as a Toss-up.
Nevada
See also: United States Senate election in Nevada, 2022The two preceding Senate elections were both decided by 5 percentage points or fewer. In 2018, Jacky Rosen defeated incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R) by 5 percentage points. In 2016, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Joe Heck (R) by 2.4 percentage points.
The two most recent presidential elections in Nevada were similarly close. Joe Biden (D) defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by 2.4 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Hillary Clinton (D) defeated Trump in the 2016 presidential election by 2.4 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as a Toss-up.
New Hampshire
See also: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2022The two preceding Senate elections were split in competitiveness. In 2020, Incumbent Jeanne Shaheen (D) won re-election against Bryant Messner (R) by a margin of 15.6 percentage points. In 2016, Maggie Hassan (D) defeated incumbent Kelly Ayotte by 0.1 percentage points.
The two most recent presidential elections in New Hampshire were similarly split. Joe Biden (D) defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by 7.3 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Hillary Clinton (D) defeated Trump in the 2016 presidential election by 0.3 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as Tilt or Lean Democratic.
North Carolina
See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022Incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (R) is not seeking re-election, making this an open seat race. In 2020, incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis defeated Cal Cunningham (D) by 1.8 percentage points. In 2016, Burr won re-election by 5.7 percentage points.
The two most recent presidential elections in North Carolina were both decided by less than 4 percentage points. Incumbent President Donald Trump (R) defeated Joe Biden (D) by 1.3 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election by 3.6 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as Lean Republican.
Pennsylvania
See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022Incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R) is not seeking re-election, making this an open seat race. In 2018, incumbent Bob Casey Jr. (D) defeated Lou Barletta (R) by 13.1 percentage points. In 2016, Toomey won re-election against Katie McGinty (D) by 1.5 percentage points.
The two most recent presidential elections were both decided by less than 2 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by 1.2 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election by 0.7 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as a Toss-up or Tilt Republican.
Wisconsin
See also: United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2022In 2016, incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson (R) won re-election against Russ Feingold (D) by 3.4 percentage points. In 2018, incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin defeated Leah Vukmir (R) by 10.8 percentage points.
The two most recent presidential elections were both decided by less than 1 percentage point. Joe Biden (D) defeated incumbent President Donald Trump by 0.7 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton (D) in the 2016 presidential election by 0.7 percentage points.
As of June 2022, election forecasters viewed this race as a Toss-up, Tilt Republican, or Lean Republican.
U.S. Senate race ratings
The following table compares U.S. Senate race ratings from The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections as of September 2022.
Seats that changed party hands
Four of the 34 seats up for election in 2022 changed party control the last time they were up for election.
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. The seats are up for election in 2022.
2016
See also: United States Senate elections, 2016In 2016—the last time these 34 seats were up for regular election—two seats changed party hands. Democrats picked up both seats.
Presidential election results in 2022 Senate states
- Democrats are not defending any Senate seats in states Trump won in 2020.
- In the 2020 Senate elections, Democrats and Republicans each defended two seats won by the other party's presidential candidate in 2016. Click here for more information.
The following table shows the 2020 presidential election margin of victory in percentage points for each state with a Senate election in 2022. Click [show] on the right to expand the table.
See also:
Senator's party vs. governor's party
In 11 states with Senate seats up for election in 2022, the seat is held by a senator of a different party than the governor. Six seats held by Republican senators in states with Democratic governors are up. Five seats held by Democratic senators in states with Republican governors are up.
States with senators from different parties
Seven states have senators from different parties in the 117th Congress: Maine, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Four of those seven states have Senate seats up for election in 2022. Vermont has one Democratic senator and one independent senator who caucuses with Democrats, so three states with seats up for election have senators in different caucuses: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
The 117th Congress has the fewest number of states with split Senate delegations in history, according to Eric Ostermeier of the University of Minnesota: "Prior to the 117th, only one congress has convened with fewer than 10 split-delegation states [since the start of the direct election era] – the 84th Congress following the Election of 1954. That cycle produced nine states with one Democratic and Republican U.S. Senator."[9]
2021 impeachment votes
See also: Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021 and State party censures and Republican primary challenges in response to Trump impeachment, 2021On February 13, 2021, former President Donald Trump (R) was acquitted of incitement of insurrection. Fifty-seven senators voted to convict and 43 voted to acquit. Conviction requires a two-thirds vote of senators present.[10]
Of the seven Republican senators who voted guilty, three hold seats up for elections in 2022:
Burr and Toomey are not seeking re-election.
2020 election party changes
In the 2020 Senate election cycle, Democrats flipped four seats and Republicans flipped one:
U.S. House
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2022All 435 U.S. House seats will be up for election. The seats of five of the six non-voting members of the U.S. House will be up for election as well. Special elections will be held to fill vacancies that occur in the 117th Congress.
Incumbents defeated in 2022
As of September 2, 2022, the following incumbents had lost re-election campaigns.[11]
Historical comparison
The following table shows the number of U.S. House incumbents defeated in each election cycle from 2000 to 2020, by party.
2020 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2018 | 2 | 32 | 34 |
2016 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
2014 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
2012 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
2010 | 54 | 4 | 58 |
2008 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
2006 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
2004 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2002 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
2000 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Battleground elections
See also: U.S. House battlegrounds, 2022Ballotpedia has identified 36 of the 435 House races (3.2%) as battlegrounds. For more information on our methodology for identifying battlegrounds, click here.
There are 36 U.S. House battlegrounds in 2022.
- California's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
- California's 27th Congressional District election, 2022
- Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- Indiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Michigan's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2022
- New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022
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- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Washington's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
U.S. House races with two incumbents, 2022
The U.S. House incumbents listed in the table below announced their candidacy for the same congressional district for the 2022 U.S. House elections. Races are listed only for states where redistricting is complete.
Open seats
Ballotpedia considers a seat to be open if the incumbent representative did not file to run for re-election or if they filed for re-election but withdrew before the primary. If an incumbent filed to run in a different district than the one they currently represent, Ballotpedia considers the seat they currently represent as open, as long as no incumbent from another district is running in it. A seat created as a result of a state gaining a new congressional district due to apportionment is also considered open if no incumbent is running in it.
The table below does not include vacant seats that will be filled by special election before November 8, 2022, unless no incumbent is running in the regular general election.
The table below lists all open seats in the United States House of Representatives for states whose filing deadline has passed. The table is current as of August 12, 2022.
U.S. House race ratings
The following table compares U.S. House race ratings from The Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections as of September 2022.
Targeted races
DCCC targets
NRCC targets
Newly created seats after the 2020 census
See also: Congressional apportionment after the 2020 censusOn April 26, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau released its post-2020 census apportionment counts. Apportionment is the process whereby the 435 districts in the U.S. House of Representatives are allotted to the states on the basis of population.[47] Five states (Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon) gained one seat each, and Texas gained two seats. Seven states (California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) lost seats.[48]
Non-voting delegates running for re-election in 2022
See also: United States congressional non-voting membersThe seats of the five non-voting delegates serving in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election in 2022. As of August 18, 2022, three of the delegates have declared they are running for re-election. Michael F.Q. San Nicolas (D), the delegate representing Guam's At-Large Congressional District, is retiring to run for governor. The seat of the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, whose functions are similar to the delegates, is not up for election this year. To learn more about congressional non-voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives, click here
Redistricting after the 2020 census
See also: State legislative and congressional redistricting after the 2020 censusRedistricting is the process of drawing new congressional and state legislative district boundaries. This article summarizes congressional and state legislative actions in each state in the 2020 cycle.
Forty-four (44) states adopted congressional district maps. Six states were apportioned one U.S. House district, so no congressional redistricting was required.
Congressional redistricting was completed after the 2020 census for 435 of the 435 seats (100%) in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Seats that changed party hands in 2020
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2020The table below shows which U.S. House districts flipped partisan control as a result of the 2020 elections.
Incumbents not seeking re-election
See also: List of U.S. Congress incumbents who are not running for re-election in 2022U.S. Senate members
- 1 Democrat
- 5 Republicans
U.S. House members
Forty-nine representatives are not seeking re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):
- 31 Democrats
- 18 Republicans
Incumbents retiring from public office
- 22 Democrats
- 10 Republicans
Christopher Jacobs | New York | June 3, 2022[58] | |
Bob Gibbs | Ohio | April 6, 2022[59] | |
Fred Upton | Michigan | April 5, 2022[60] | |
Van Taylor | Texas | March 2, 2022[61] | |
Ted Deutch | Florida | February 28, 2022[62] | |
Fred Keller | Pennsylvania | February 28, 2022[63] | |
Kathleen Rice | New York | February 15, 2022[64] | |
Jim Cooper | Tennessee | January 25, 2022[65] | |
Jerry McNerney | California | January 18, 2022[66] | |
Jim Langevin | Rhode Island | January 18, 2022[67] | |
John Katko | New York | January 14, 2022[68] | |
Trey Hollingsworth | Indiana | January 12, 2022[69] | |
Ed Perlmutter | Colorado | January 10, 2022[70] | |
Brenda Lawrence | Michigan | January 4, 2022[71] | |
Bobby Rush | Illinois | January 3, 2022[72] | |
Albio Sires | New Jersey | December 21, 2021[73] | |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | California | December 21, 2021[74] | |
Stephanie Murphy | Florida | December 20, 2021[75] | |
Alan Lowenthal | California | December 16, 2021[76] | |
Peter DeFazio | Oregon | December 1, 2021[77] | |
G.K. Butterfield | North Carolina | November 19, 2021[78] | |
Jackie Speier | California | November 16, 2021[79] | |
Adam Kinzinger | Illinois | October 29, 2021[80] | |
Michael Doyle | Pennsylvania | October 18, 2021[81] | |
David Price | North Carolina | October 18, 2021[82] | |
John Yarmuth | Kentucky | October 12, 2021[83] | |
Anthony Gonzalez | Ohio | September 16, 2021[84] | |
Ron Kind | Wisconsin | August 10, 2021[85] | |
Cheri Bustos | Illinois | April 30, 2021[86] | |
Kevin Brady | Texas | April 14, 2021[87] | |
Ann Kirkpatrick | Arizona | March 12, 2021[88] | |
Eddie Bernice Johnson | Texas | October 9, 2019[89] |
U.S. House members seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate
- 5 Republican members of the U.S. House
- 4 Democratic member of the U.S. House
Markwayne Mullin | Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District | February 26, 2022[90] | |
Peter Welch | Vermont's At-Large Congressional District | November 22, 2021[91] | |
Conor Lamb | Pennsylvania's 17th | August 6, 2021[92] | |
Billy Long | Missouri's 7th | August 3, 2021[93] | |
Vicky Hartzler | Missouri's 4th | June 10, 2021[94] | |
Val Demings | Florida's 10th | June 9, 2021[95] | |
Ted Budd | North Carolina's 13th | April 28, 2021[96] | |
Tim Ryan | Ohio's 13th | April 26, 2021[97] | |
Mo Brooks | Alabama's 5th | March 22, 2021[98] |
U.S. House members running for governor
- 3 Democratic members of the U.S. House
- 1 Republican member of the U.S. House
U.S. House members running for another office
- 2 Democratic member of the U.S. House
- 2 Republican member of the U.S. House
Fundraising by candidate
The following tables show the top U.S. Senate and U.S. House fundraisers of the 2022 election cycle based on FEC filings as of July 29, 2022.[108]
Fundraising by party
See also: Party committee fundraising, 2021-2022The Democratic and Republican national party committees and campaign party committees reported the following monthly fundraising amounts during the 2021-2022 election cycle, according to the Federal Election Commission. The six party committees are:
Special elections
See also: Special elections to the 117th United States Congress (2021-2022)This section tracks special elections to the 117th Congress in 2021-2022.
House
Alaska's At-Large Congressional District | August 16, 2022 | TBD | R+9 | R+10 | ||
California's 22nd Congressional District | June 7, 2022 | R+24 | R+8 | R+6 | ||
Florida's 20th Congressional District | January 11, 2022 | D+59 | D+57 | D+55 | ||
Indiana's 2nd Congressional District | November 8, 2022 | TBD | TBD | R+23 | R+20 | |
Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District | April 24, 2021 | D+10[110] | D+49 | D+52 | ||
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District | March 20, 2021 | R+38 | R+24[112] | R+30 | ||
Minnesota's 1st Congressional District | August 9, 2022 | R+4 | R+3 | R+10 | ||
Nebraska's 1st Congressional District | June 28, 2022 | R+6 | R+22 | R+15 | ||
New Mexico's 1st Congressional District | June 1, 2021 | D+30 | D+16 | D+23 | ||
New York's 19th Congressional District | August 23, 2022 | D+2 | D+12 | D+2 | ||
New York's 23rd Congressional District | August 23, 2022 | R+7 | R+17 | R+11 | ||
Texas' 6th Congressional District | July 27, 2021 | R+6[113] | R+9 | R+8 | ||
Texas' 34th Congressional District | June 14, 2022 | R+8 | D+14 | D+4 | ||
Ohio's 11th Congressional District | November 2, 2021 | D+58 | D+60 | D+61 | ||
Ohio's 15th Congressional District | November 2, 2021 | R+17 | R+27 | R+14 |
Senate
California Senate | November 8, 2022 | TBD | TBD | D+23 | D+55 | |
Oklahoma Senate | November 8, 2022 | TBD | TBD | R+30 | R+7 |
Historical special election data
Special elections, 2013-2020
Fifty special elections to the United States Congress were held during the 113th through 116th Congresses. During that time, special elections were called for 16 seats vacated by Democrats and 34 vacated by Republicans.
The table below details how many congressional seats changed parties as the result of a special election between 2013 and 2020. The numbers on the left side of the table reflect how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the numbers on the right side of the table show how many vacant seats each party won in special elections.
116th Congress | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | +1D, -1R |
115th Congress | 17 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +4 D, -4 R |
114th Congress | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | No change |
113th Congress | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | No change |
Averages | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | N/A |
4 | 7 | |
6 | 3 | |
Total | 10 | 10 |
12 | 14 | |
28 | 26 | |
Total | 40 | 40 |
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Special elections, 1986-2012
The table below presents the results of special elections to Congress from 1986 to 2012. Contact Ballotpedia at for access to earlier data.
2011-2012 | 11 | 11 | None | None | None |
2009-2010 | 15 | 10 | 3 (2 Democratic gains; 1 Republican gain) | 5 | 2 (all Republican gains) |
2007-2008 | 14 | 12 | 3 (2 Republican gains; 1 Democratic gain) | 2 | None |
2005-2006 | 12 | 12 | 3 (all Democratic gains) | None | None |
2003-2004 | 6 | 6 | None | None | None |
2001-2002 | 6 | 5 | 2 (all Democratic gains) | 1 | 1 (Republican gain) |
1999-2000 | 9 | 8 | 1 (Republican gain) | 1 | 1 (Democratic gain) |
1997-1998 | 3 | 3 | None | None | None |
1995-1996 | 11 | 9 | 1 (Republican gain) | 2 | 1 (Democratic gain) |
1993-1994 | 9 | 6 | 1 (Republican gain) | 3 | 3 (all Republican gains) |
1991-1992 | 10 | 7 | 2 (all Republican gains) | 3 | 1 (Democratic gain) |
1989-1990 | 10 | 8 | 1 (Democratic gain) | 2 | None |
1987-1988 | 12 | 12 | 3 (2 Democratic gains; 1 Republican gain) | None | None |
1985-1986 | 8 | 8 | 1 (Republican gain) | None | None |
Total | 136 | 117 | 21 (11 Democratic gains; 10 Republican gains) | 19 | 9 (6 Republican gains; 3 Democratic gains) |
Primary elections
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Battleground primaries
General elections are often the focal point of election-year media coverage as they determine control of elected offices up and down the ballot. Primary elections, however, can provide insight on future elections as they help dictate the direction each party takes.
Although many of the most competitive primaries take place for open seats or offices that are held by a different party, even high-ranking federal officeholders can lose renomination to primary challengers. In the 2014 primary for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R), ranked behind only then-Speaker John Boehner (R) in Republican House leadership, was defeated by economics professor Dave Brat (R).
In this section, you will find a list of noteworthy and notable Republican and Democratic primaries taking place across the country for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House.
Senate
Democratic Party battleground primariesThere are 3 U.S. Senate Democratic battleground primaries in 2022.
The following map shows each state with a Democratic battleground primary for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hover over or tap a state to view the incumbent's name.
Republican Party battleground primariesThere are 9 U.S. Senate Republican battleground primaries in 2022.
The following map shows each state with a Republican battleground primary for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hover over or tap a state to view the incumbent's name.
House
Democratic Party battleground primariesThere are 26 U.S. House Democratic battleground primaries in 2022.
- Colorado's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
- Georgia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary)
- Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)
- Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
- Michigan's 12th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
- Minnesota's 1st Congressional District special election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary)
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 10 Democratic primary)
- New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 23 Democratic primary)
- New York's 12th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 23 Democratic primary)
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- North Carolina's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primary)
- Oregon's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- Oregon's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary runoff)
- Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary runoff)
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary runoff)
- Texas' 34th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 35th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
- Texas' 37th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
There are 29 U.S. House Republican battleground primaries in 2022.
- Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary runoff)
- Alabama's 5th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Republican primary)
- Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)
- Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)
- Illinois' 15th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)
- Indiana's 9th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)
- Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 Republican primary)
- Michigan's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)
- Minnesota's 1st Congressional District special election, 2022 (May 24 Republican primary)
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary runoff)
- Nebraska's 1st Congressional District election, 2022 (May 10 Republican primary)
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 14 Republican primary)
- Nevada's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 14 Republican primary)
- New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 23 Republican primary)
- North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
- North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
- North Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
- Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)
- Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)
- South Carolina's 1st Congressional District election, 2022 (June 14 Republican primary)
- South Carolina's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 14 Republican primary)
- Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)
- Texas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)
- Texas' 38th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)
- Texas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)
- Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)
- United States House election in Wyoming, 2022 (August 16 Republican primary)
- Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary)
- West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 10 Republican primary)
Important dates and deadlines
The table below lists important dates throughout the 2022 congressional election cycle, including filing deadlines and primary dates.
The table below lists changes made to election dates and deadlines in the 2022 election cycle. Items are listed in reverse chronological order by date of change, with the most recent change appearing first.
Louisiana | 6/6/2022 | A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee. | Source |
Ohio | 5/28/2022 | Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) called for the state legislative primary to be held on August 2, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for May 3, 2022). | Source |
New York | 5/10/2022 | A federal district court judge affirmed the decision of a state-level judge to postpone the primaries for congressional and state senate offices to August 23, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for June 28, 2022). The state court then issued an order establishing new candidate filing deadlines. | Source; Source |
Pennsylvania | 3/16/2022 | The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania fixed March 28, 2022, as the filing deadline for General Assembly candidates. | Source |
Maryland | 3/15/2022 | The Maryland Court of Appeals postponed the primary election from June 28, 2022, to July 19, 2022. The court also extended the filing deadline from March 22, 2022, to April 15, 2022. | Source |
Massachusetts | 2/14/2022 | Governor Charlie Baker (R) signed a bill into law that rescheduled the state's primary election from September 20, 2022, to September 6, 2022. | Source |
Ohio | 5/28/2022 | Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), in response to a federal court order, directed that the primary for state legislative offices be held on August 2, 2022. | Source |
Utah | 2/14/2022 | Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed SB170 into law, moving the candidate filing deadline to March 4, 2022. The original filing deadline was set for March 11, 2022. | Source |
Maryland | 2/11/2022 | The Maryland Court of Appeals extended the candidate filing deadline from February 22, 2022, to March 22, 2022. | Source |
Pennsylvania | 2/9/2022 | The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended the candidate filing period for the primary election, pending resolution of a redistricting dispute. The original filing deadline was set for March 8, 2022. The court later fixed March 15, 2022, as the filing deadline for statewide offices and the U.S. Congress. | Source |
Alabama | 1/24/2022 | The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama postponed the filing deadline for primary congressional candidates from January 28, 2022, to February 11, 2022. | Source |
Kentucky | 1/6/2022 | Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed HB172 into law, extending the filing deadline for partisan candidates from January 7, 2022, to January 25, 2022. | Source |
North Carolina | 12/8/2021 | The Supreme Court of North Carolina ordered the postponement of the statewide primary, originally scheduled for March 8, 2022, to May 17, 2022. The court also suspended candidate filing, which subsequently resumed on February 24, 2022, and concluded on March 4, 2022. | Source |
North Carolina | 2/9/2022 | The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that candidate filing, having been suspended by the state supreme court in December 2021, would resume on February 24, 2022, and conclude on March 4, 2022. | Source |
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- ↑ Tulsa World, "U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe announces retirement after 35 years in Congress representing Oklahoma," February 25, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Independent Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Angus King (I-Maine) caucus with the Democratic Party.
- ↑ There is also a special election for this seat.
- ↑ Padilla was appointed to the seat in January 2021 to succeed Kamala Harris (D).
- ↑ The Hill, "Sen. Patrick Leahy says he won't seek reelection," November 15, 2021
- ↑ McSally had been appointed to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
- ↑ Padilla was appointed to the seat in January 2021 to succeed Kamala Harris (D).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Margin of victory
- ↑ Smart Politics, "117th Congress Will Have Fewest Split US Senate Delegations in History," November 29, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "Live Senate Vote Results: Impeachment Charge Against Trump," February 13, 2021
- ↑ This does not include former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), who resigned before the primary election but whose name remained on the official ballot.
- ↑ Gibbs unofficially withdrew from his primary after announcing his retirement on April 9, 2022. His name still appeared on the primary ballot.
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Al Lawson to challenge Neal Dunn in new North Florida district," June 9, 2022
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Bourdeaux in matchup against McBath says she has incumbent’s edge," November 23, 2021
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "U.S. Rep. Marie Newman announces she’ll challenge fellow Democrat Sean Casten following remap," October 29, 2021
- ↑ St. Louis Public Radio, "Miller and Davis will square off in race for Illinois’ 15th Congressional District," January 1, 2022
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Democratic Michigan Reps. Stevens, Levin appear set for a primary race," December 28, 2021
- ↑ The New York Times, "Judge Approves N.Y. House Map, Cementing Chaos for Democrats," May 21, 2022
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP Rep. Mayra Flores sworn in after flipping House seat in special election," June 21, 2022
- ↑ Roll Call, "Mooney, McKinley put in same district by new West Virginia map," October 14, 2021
- ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Announces 2021-2022 Districts In Play," April 6, 2021
- ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Announces Changes To 2022 House Battlefield," January 27, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ DCCC, "2022 Frontline Members," accessed August 21, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ Roll Call, "These 47 House Democrats are on the GOP’s target list for 2022," February 10, 2021
- ↑ NRCC, "NRCC Expands Target List to 75 Following Conclusion of Redistricting," June 9, 2022
- ↑ Roll Call, "NRCC adds 10 Democrats to target list after release of census tally," May 4, 2021
- ↑ NRCC, "NRCC Expands Offensive Map, Announces 13 New Targets," November 3, 2021
- ↑ NRCC, "NRCC Continues to Expand Offensive Map Following Redistricting Developments," March 30, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ Patriot Program, "Home," accessed August 21, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ GOP Young Guns 2022, "On the Radar," accessed August 21, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ GOP Young Guns, "Young Guns," accessed August 21, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ NRCC, "Vanguard," accessed August 21, 2022
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Census Bureau to Release 2020 Census Population Counts for Apportionment," April 26, 2021
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President," April 26, 2021
- ↑ Marianas Variety. "San Nicolas to run for governor with journalist as running mate," April 20, 2022
- ↑ Sablan ran as an independent from 2008 to 2020. In 2022, Sablan is running as a Democrat.
- ↑ Saipan Tribune, "Kilili to seek re-election under the Democratic Party," October 25, 2021
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Casper Star Tribune, "Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy won’t seek reelection," November 15, 2021
- ↑ New York Times, "N.Y. Republican Drops Re-Election Bid After Bucking His Party on Guns," June 3, 2022
- ↑ Cleveland, "U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs to retire amid primary battle forced by redistricting," April 6, 2022
- ↑ Washington Post, "GOP Rep. Upton, who voted to impeach Trump, will not seek reelection," April 5, 2022
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "U.S. Rep. Van Taylor ends reelection campaign after he admits to affair," March 2, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Florida Democrat Deutch announces he won’t run for reelection," February 28, 2022
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.) announces he won’t seek reelection," February 28, 2022
- ↑ Roll Call, "New York’s Rice, who opposed Pelosi as leader, decides to retire," February 15, 2022
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Rep. Jim Cooper announces he will not run for reelection, accusing GOP of ‘dismembering’ his Nashville district," January 25, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "McNerney to retire, Harder shifts to his seat," January 18, 2022
- ↑ Providence Journal, "In his own words|Rep. Jim Langevin: Why I won't be running for reelection in 2022," January 18, 2022
- ↑ CNN, "Third House Republican who voted to impeach Trump calls it quits," January 14, 2022
- ↑ CNN, "GOP Rep. Trey Hollingsworth announces he won't seek reelection to Indiana seat," January 12, 2022
- ↑ The Hill, "Rep. Perlmutter says he won't seek reelection in November," January 10, 2022
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Rep. Brenda Lawrence announces she will not seek reelection," January 4, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Bobby Rush to relinquish 30-year hold on House seat," January 3, 2022
- ↑ Congressman Albio Sires, "Congressman Sires Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection," December 24, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "California Democrat announces she will not seek reelection to Congress," December 21, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Murphy, a leader of House Dem centrists, won't seek reelection," December 20, 2021
- ↑ Congressman Alan Lowenthal, "Congressman Alan Lowenthal Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection To Congress In 2022," December 16, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Peter DeFazio will retire from Congress in latest blow to Democrats," December 1, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "G.K. Butterfield latest Democrat to announce he will not seek reelection," November 18, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Jackie Speier retiring from Congress," November 16, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP Trump critic, won't seek reelection for US House seat," October 29, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "House Dem retirement rush continues with 2 new departures," October 18, 2021
- ↑ Chapelboro, "Longtime Orange County Congressman David Price Set to Retire," October 18, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "John Yarmuth, powerful liberal from Kentucky, announces he'll retire from Congress at the end of his term," October 12, 2021
- ↑ New York Times, "Ohio House Republican, Calling Trump ‘a Cancer,’ Bows Out of 2022," September 16, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Ron Kind announces retirement in boon to GOP's House hopes," August 10, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Cheri Bustos, who led Democrats through tumultuous 2020 election, announces retirement," April 30, 2021
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady will retire from Congress at the end of his term," April 14, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Ann Kirkpatrick announces 1st House retirement of 2022," March 12, 2021
- ↑ Roll Call, "Texas Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson says she’ll run for one final term," October 9, 2019
- ↑ MSN, "U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin announces Senate bid to fill seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Jim Inhofe" February 26, 2022
- ↑ 270 to Win, "Vermont Rep. Peter Welch Running to Replace Retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy," November 22, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Conor Lamb launching Senate bid in Pennsylvania," August 6, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Billy Long launches Missouri Senate campaign after meeting with Trump," August 3, 2021
- ↑ Roll Call, "Missouri GOP Rep. Vicky Hartzler launches Senate run," June 10, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Demings launches Senate bid against Rubio," June 9, 2021
- ↑ The North State Journal, "Ted Budd enters 2022 U.S. Senate race," April 28, 2021
- ↑ CNN, "Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan launches campaign of US Senate seat in Ohio," April 26, 2021
- ↑ AL.com, "Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks launches U.S. Senate campaign," March 22, 2021
- ↑ KITV, "Congressman Kai Kahele announces bid for Hawai'i Governor," May 8, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Suozzi becomes fourth Democrat to enter New York governor’s race," November 29, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Florida's Crist becomes first prominent Democrat to challenge DeSantis," May 4, 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, "Rep. Louie Gohmert announces he's running for Texas AG," November 22, 2021
- ↑ Maryland Matters, "Forgoing Congressional Re-Election Bid, Anthony Brown to Run for Attorney General," October 25, 2021
- ↑ Yahoo, "Karen Bass Launches Bid For Mayor Of Los Angeles," September 27, 2021
- ↑ Politico, "Trump looks to take down Raffensperger in Georgia," March 22, 2021
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- ↑ Runoff MOV between two Democratic candidates.
- ↑ This special election was called to fill the vacancy left by 2020 Congressman-elect Luke Letlow (R), who died before being sworn in to Congress.
- ↑ Runoff MOV between two Republican candidates.
- ↑ Runoff MOV between two Republican candidates.
- ↑ 270towin, "Historical Timeline," accessed March 25, 2022
- ↑ Both general election candidates were Republicans.
- ↑ This race was unopposed.
- ↑ 117.0 117.1 Both general election candidates were Democrats.
- ↑ Lamb won by a margin of 0.4 percentage points.
- ↑ Wild won by a margin of 0.2 percentage points.
- ↑ The state Board of Elections declined to certify the results of the 2018 election following allegations of absentee ballot fraud.
- ↑ Collins won by 0.3 percentage points.
- ↑ A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee.
- ↑ In Virginia, the Democratic and Republican parties form committees to decide on the method of nomination used for congressional races. These non-primary methods of nomination may take place on a date other than the statewide primary.