2014 United States elections
The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives and won control of the Senate.
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| Election day | November 4 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Barack Obama (Democratic) |
| Next Congress | 114th |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Republican gain |
| Seats contested | 36 of 100 seats (33 seats of Class II + 3 special elections) |
| Net seat change | Republican +9 |
| Map of the 2014 Senate races Democratic hold Republican hold Republican gain A box in a state indicates that both Senate seats were up for election. | |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | All 435 seats to the 114th Congress |
| Popular vote margin | Republican +5.7% |
| Net seat change | Republican +13 |
| Map of the 2014 House races Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 39 (36 states, 3 territories) |
| Net seat change | Republican +2 |
| Map of the 2014 gubernatorial races Democratic hold Republican hold Democratic gain Republican gain Independent gain | |
Republicans won a net gain of nine Senate seats, the largest Senate gain for either party since the 1980 United States elections. In the House, Republicans won a net gain of thirteen seats, giving them their largest majority since the 1928 elections. In state elections, Republicans won a net gain of two gubernatorial seats and flipped control of ten legislative chambers. Various other state, territorial, and local elections and referendums were held throughout the year. The election was commonly cited as a "Red wave" election.
With total spending reaching $3.7 billion, the midterm election, at the time, was the most expensive in history, being surpassed by the 2018 midterm election four years later. The 2014 election also saw the lowest turnout since 1942, with just 36.4% of eligible voters voting. Coupled with the 2010 midterms earlier in the Obama administration, this election marked the first time since the Reagan Administration that a two-term president's party suffered net losses in both houses of Congress in both midterm elections.