2000 United States House of Representatives elections

The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 2000, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 107th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of George W. Bush as President of the United States. The Republican Party won 221 seats, while the Democratic Party won 212 and independents won two.

For related races, see 2000 United States elections.
2000 United States House of Representatives elections
November 7, 2000
All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives
218 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dennis Hastert Dick Gephardt
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 3, 1999 January 3, 1995
Leader's seat Illinois 14th Missouri 3rd
Last election 223 seats, 48.4% 211 seats, 47.3%
Seats won 221 212
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 46,992,383 46,582,167
Percentage 47.6% 47.1%
Swing 0.8% 0.2%
  Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1 seat
Seats won 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 683,098
Percentage 0.7%
Swing 0.1%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Independent hold      Independent gain
Speaker before election

Dennis Hastert
Republican

 Elected Speaker

Dennis Hastert
Republican

This marked the first time since 1992 that the victorious presidential party lost seats in the House, and the first since 1988 that they lost seats in both Houses. This resulted in the smallest Republican majority since 1952, which would similarly occur in 2022.

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