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The '''2020 United States House of Representatives elections''' will be held on November 3, 2020. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states, as well as six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Numerous other |federal, state, and local elections, including the [[2020 United States presidential election (LOTF RP)|2020 presidential election]] and the [[2020 United States Senate elections (LOTF RP)|2020 Senate elections]], were also held on this date. The winners of this election will be serving in the 117th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States Census. Democrats have held a majority in the House of Representatives since January 3, 2019, as a result of the 2018 elections, when they won 235 seats.
== Latest published ratings for competitive seats ==
Several sites and individuals publish ratings of competitive seats. The seats listed below were considered competitive (not "safe" or "solid") by at least one of the rating groups. These ratings are based upon factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan history of the district (the [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] is one example of this metric). Each rating describes the likelihood of a given outcome in the election.
Most election ratings use:
* '''Tossup''': no advantage
* '''Tilt''' (sometimes used): slight advantage
* '''Lean''': clear advantage
* '''Likely''': strong, but not certain advantage
* '''Safe''': outcome is nearly certain
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|- valign=bottom
! District
! CPVI
! Incumbent
! Last result
! Prediction Institute 1
! Prediction Institute 2
! Prediction Institute 3
! Prediction Institute 4
! Prediction Institute 5
! Winner
|-
! colspan=4 | Overall
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! (Final Results)
|- valign=top
! District
! 2017 CPVI
! Incumbent
! Previous result
! Prediction Institute 1
! Prediction Institute 2
! Prediction Institute 3
! Prediction Institute 4
! Prediction Institute 5
! Winner
|}
==Seats Changing Hands==
==Closest Races==
==Incumbents Defeated==
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Revision as of 07:58, 5 April 2021

2020 United States House of Representatives elections

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives[a]
218 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Caroline Simone Thomas Volker
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since September 9, 2019 January 3, 2019
Leader's seat New York 12th Missouri 8th
Last election 235 seats, 53.4% 199 seats, 44.8%
Seats needed Steady Increase 19

Incumbent Speaker

Caroline Simone
Democratic



The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections will be held on November 3, 2020. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states, as well as six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Numerous other |federal, state, and local elections, including the 2020 presidential election and the 2020 Senate elections, were also held on this date. The winners of this election will be serving in the 117th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States Census. Democrats have held a majority in the House of Representatives since January 3, 2019, as a result of the 2018 elections, when they won 235 seats.

Latest published ratings for competitive seats

Several sites and individuals publish ratings of competitive seats. The seats listed below were considered competitive (not "safe" or "solid") by at least one of the rating groups. These ratings are based upon factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan history of the district (the Cook Partisan Voting Index is one example of this metric). Each rating describes the likelihood of a given outcome in the election.

Most election ratings use:

  • Tossup: no advantage
  • Tilt (sometimes used): slight advantage
  • Lean: clear advantage
  • Likely: strong, but not certain advantage
  • Safe: outcome is nearly certain
District CPVI Incumbent Last result Prediction Institute 1 Prediction Institute 2 Prediction Institute 3 Prediction Institute 4 Prediction Institute 5 Winner
Overall (Final Results)
District 2017 CPVI Incumbent Previous result Prediction Institute 1 Prediction Institute 2 Prediction Institute 3 Prediction Institute 4 Prediction Institute 5 Winner

Seats Changing Hands

Closest Races

Incumbents Defeated

  1. As well as the 7 non-voting delegates