2016 United States House of Representatives elections

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests held to choose all 435 voting members of the U.S. House for the 115th Congress, coinciding with the 2016 presidential election.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States House of Representatives election
legislative election
afterElectionSpeaker Paul Ryan NERFINISHED
afterElectionSpeakerParty Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs 2016 U.S. House elections
beforeElectionSpeaker Paul Ryan NERFINISHED
beforeElectionSpeakerParty Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
chamberNumber 115
coincidesWith 2016 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED
2016 United States presidential election NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electionDate 2016-11-08
electionType legislative
elects voting members of the United States House of Representatives
forChamber United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
forCongress 115th United States Congress NERFINISHED
hasMapCaption Results of the 2016 U.S. House elections by district
includesNonVotingDelegateElections true GENERATED
languageOfArticle English GENERATED
leader1 Paul Ryan NERFINISHED
leader1LeaderSince 2015-10-29
leader1Party Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
leader1Seat Wisconsin's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED
leader2 Nancy Pelosi NERFINISHED
leader2LeaderSince 2003-01-03
leader2Party Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
leader2Seat California's 12th congressional district NERFINISHED
legislatureTermEnd 2019-01-03
legislatureTermStart 2017-01-03
majoritySeats 218
nextElection 2018 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED
notableFor maintaining Republican control of the U.S. House
numberOfNonVotingDelegatesElected 6
numberOfSeatsContested 435
numberOfVotingMembersElected 435
ongoing false
partOf 2016 United States elections NERFINISHED
party1 Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
party2 Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
party3 Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED
party4 Green Party of the United States NERFINISHED
previousElection 2014 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED
resultingMajorityParty Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
resultingMinorityParty Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
seatsForElectionDescription All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives
tookPlaceIn 50 U.S. states
District of Columbia NERFINISHED
United States territories NERFINISHED
totalSeatsInHouse 435
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Steve King electedIn 2016 United States House of Representatives elections
Blake Farenthold election 2016 United States House of Representatives elections
2018 United States House of Representatives elections follows 2016 United States House of Representatives elections