2008 House Elections
Democrats Surge in the House
All 435 seats contested. Democrats maintain a 260-179 majority.
260DMajority
179R
260
Democratic Seats
179
Republican Seats
30
Districts Flipped
D+0.2
Closest: VA-05
Democratic Majority (218 needed)
Democrats gained 26 seats in the 2008 House elections. Final composition: 260 Democrats, 179 Republicans. 30 seats changed hands.
Before:234D-203R
After:260D-179R
30 flipped
All Races
VA
D+0.2
D vs R
LA
R+0.4
D vs R
CA
R+0.5
D vs R
AL
D+0.6
D vs R
OH
D+0.8
D vs R
MD
D+0.8
D vs R
CT
D+0.8
D vs R
ID
D+1.2
D vs R
MI
D+2.3
D vs R
CA
R+2.4
D vs R
PA
D+2.5
D vs R
LA
R+2.7
D vs R
PA
D+3.3
D vs R
AL
D+3.6
D vs R
NE
R+3.9
D vs R
FL
D+4.0
D vs R
SC
R+4.0
D vs R
NJ
D+4.2
D vs R
PA
R+4.2
D vs R
KS
R+4.4
D vs R
VA
D+4.9
D vs R
OH
D+5.0
D vs R
CA
R+5.1
D vs R
IL
R+5.1
D vs R
NV
D+5.1
D vs R
KY
R+5.2
D vs R
AK
R+5.2
D vs R
CA
R+5.6
D vs R
WA
R+5.6
D vs R
NH
D+5.9
D vs R
MI
R+6.0
D vs R
FL
R+6.1
D vs R
TX
R+7.1
D vs R
OH
R+7.4
D vs R
TX
D+7.5
D vs R
SC
R+7.6
D vs R
LA
R+7.8
D vs R
NJ
R+8.0
D vs R
WI
D+8.1
D vs R
AL
R+8.2
D vs R
FL
D+9.4
D vs R
CA
R+9.4
D vs R
MI
D+9.4
D vs R
AZ
D+9.6
D vs R
ME
D+9.8
D vs R
WY
R+9.8
D vs R
IL
R+9.9
D vs R
NV
R+10.4
D vs R
CA
D+10.6
D vs R
MS
D+10.6
D vs R
TX
R+10.7
D vs R
NC
D+10.8
D vs R
FL
R+11.1
D vs R
NM
D+11.3
D vs R
VA
D+11.6
D vs R
PA
D+11.7
D vs R
AZ
D+11.9
D vs R
NM
D+11.9
D vs R
AZ
R+12.0
D vs R
CA
R+12.2
D vs R
CO
D+12.4
D vs R
OH
R+12.6
D vs R
PA
D+12.7
D vs R
NJ
R+13.5
D vs R
TX
R+13.5
D vs R
TX
D+13.8
D vs R
WV
R+14.1
D vs R
IA
D+14.3
D vs R
CT
D+14.3
D vs R
GA
D+14.5
D vs R
VA
R+14.8
D vs R
TX
R+14.9
D vs R
FL
R+14.9
D vs R
CA
R+14.9
D vs R
NH
D+15.0
D vs R
NC
R+15.1
D vs R
IL
R+15.1
D vs R
PA
D+15.1
D vs R
IN
R+15.3
D vs R
CA
R+15.5
D vs R
IL
D+15.5
D vs R
PA
R+15.7
D vs R
PA
D+15.7
D vs R
FL
R+15.7
D vs R
CA
R+15.8
D vs R
FL
R+15.8
D vs R
OR
D+15.9
D vs R
FL
D+16.1
D vs R
MI
R+16.3
D vs R
CA
R+16.3
D vs R
OH
R+16.4
D vs R
PA
R+16.4
D vs R
AZ
D+16.4
D vs R
CA
R+16.6
D vs R
TX
R+16.7
D vs R
NC
R+16.7
D vs R
KS
D+16.8
D vs R
PA
R+17.1
D vs R
CA
R+17.4
D vs R
OH
D+17.9
D vs R
FL
R+18.1
D vs R
IA
D+18.4
D vs R
KY
D+18.7
D vs R
MD
R+19.0
D vs R
VA
R+19.1
D vs R
PA
D+19.2
D vs R
IN
D+19.4
D vs R
TX
D+19.6
D vs R
OH
R+19.6
D vs R
IN
R+19.7
D vs R
NJ
R+20.0
D vs R
VA
R+20.0
D vs R
NY
D+20.1
D vs R
FL
R+20.2
D vs R
MI
R+20.3
D vs R
CA
R+20.3
D vs R
CA
R+20.8
D vs R
TN
D+20.9
D vs R
IA
R+21.1
D vs R
CO
R+21.3
D vs R
FL
R+21.4
D vs R
IL
D+21.4
D vs R
GA
R+21.4
D vs R
WI
D+21.6
D vs R
TX
R+21.7
D vs R
FL
R+21.8
D vs R
MN
R+22.0
D vs R
AZ
R+22.3
D vs R
FL
R+22.3
D vs R
MO
R+22.6
D vs R
CO
R+23.0
D vs R
DE
R+23.1
D vs R
SC
R+23.2
D vs R
CO
D+23.2
D vs R
CA
R+23.3
D vs R
TX
R+23.7
D vs R
TX
R+23.7
D vs R
FL
D+23.8
D vs R
IL
D+23.9
D vs R
ND
D+23.9
D vs R
FL
R+24.0
D vs R
GA
R+24.1
D vs R
SC
D+24.6
D vs R
WA
D+24.8
D vs R
IL
R+24.8
D vs R
NJ
R+24.8
D vs R
VA
R+25.0
D vs R
MS
R+25.1
D vs R
CA
R+25.1
D vs R
VA
R+25.6
D vs R
MI
R+25.7
D vs R
FL
R+25.9
D vs R
KY
R+26.1
D vs R
NC
D+26.1
D vs R
WA
R+26.2
D vs R
MI
R+26.3
D vs R
NM
D+26.3
D vs R
TX
R+26.4
D vs R
NC
R+26.5
D vs R
NC
D+26.6
D vs R
OH
R+26.6
D vs R
NY
D+26.8
D vs R
MO
R+26.9
D vs R
CO
D+27.0
D vs R
PA
D+27.4
D vs R
WI
R+27.5
D vs R
MI
R+27.6
D vs R
MN
R+27.7
D vs R
NJ
D+27.8
D vs R
PA
R+27.9
D vs R
AZ
R+27.9
D vs R
WA
D+28.0
D vs R
OH
R+28.2
D vs R
PA
D+28.3
D vs R
IL
R+28.4
D vs R
KY
R+28.7
D vs R
CO
D+28.7
D vs R
MO
D+28.8
D vs R
WI
D+28.8
D vs R
UT
D+28.9
D vs R
NY
D+29.2
D vs R
IA
D+29.2
D vs R
CT
D+29.2
D vs R
WI
R+29.3
D vs R
KY
D+29.3
D vs R
OH
D+29.4
D vs R
OH
D+29.4
D vs R
SC
R+29.5
D vs R
IN
D+29.5
D vs R
IN
D+30.2
D vs R
OH
R+30.3
D vs R
AZ
D+30.5
D vs R
FL
R+30.5
D vs R
NY
D+30.5
D vs R
WA
R+30.6
D vs R
IN
R+30.6
D vs R
WA
D+30.9
D vs R
KS
R+31.0
D vs R
IN
R+31.1
D vs R
MN
R+31.3
D vs R
LA
R+31.4
D vs R
GA
R+31.4
D vs R
OK
R+31.8
D vs R
NC
R+31.8
D vs R
MO
D+31.8
D vs R
NC
D+31.9
D vs R
GA
D+32.0
D vs R
MN
R+32.1
D vs R
MI
D+32.3
D vs R
OK
R+32.3
D vs R
MN
R+32.9
D vs R
GA
R+33.1
D vs R
NJ
R+33.6
D vs R
WA
D+33.7
D vs R
TX
D+33.8
D vs R
NY
D+33.9
D vs R
NC
R+34.0
D vs R
CA
D+34.0
D vs R
UT
R+34.4
D vs R
FL
R+34.7
D vs R
TN
D+34.8
D vs R
ME
D+34.9
D vs R
SC
D+35.0
D vs R
SD
D+35.1
D vs R
MI
R+35.1
D vs R
NJ
D+35.3
D vs R
TX
D+35.4
D vs R
WA
D+35.5
D vs R
NC
D+35.7
D vs R
OH
R+35.8
D vs R
MO
D+36.0
D vs R
CA
D+36.1
D vs R
GA
R+36.4
D vs R
NJ
D+36.5
D vs R
CA
R+36.8
D vs R
OK
R+36.8
D vs R
IN
D+36.9
D vs R
GA
R+37.0
D vs R
TX
R+37.0
D vs R
TN
R+37.2
D vs R
CA
D+37.3
D vs R
UT
R+37.3
D vs R
NC
D+37.7
D vs R
GA
D+37.9
D vs R
GA
D+38.1
D vs R
MS
D+38.1
D vs R
VA
D+38.3
D vs R
CA
D+38.3
D vs R
WI
D+38.8
D vs R
MA
D+38.8
D vs R
FL
D+38.9
D vs R
NV
D+39.3
D vs R
CA
D+39.4
D vs R
TX
D+39.5
D vs R
TX
R+39.5
D vs R
MD
D+39.6
D vs R
MO
R+39.6
D vs R
CT
D+39.8
D vs R
RI
D+40.2
D vs R
FL
R+40.4
D vs R
MA
D+40.4
D vs R
NC
D+40.6
D vs R
NE
R+40.7
D vs R
OK
D+40.9
D vs R
TN
R+42.0
D vs R
ID
R+42.0
D vs R
CA
D+42.2
D vs R
NJ
D+42.9
D vs R
NY
D+43.0
D vs R
NC
D+43.1
D vs R
FL
D+43.3
D vs R
MI
D+43.4
D vs R
NY
D+43.5
D vs R
CA
D+43.7
D vs R
IN
D+43.7
D vs R
OR
R+43.8
D vs R
MA
D+43.8
D vs R
NY
D+44.0
D vs R
CA
D+44.1
D vs R
RI
D+44.3
D vs R
CA
D+44.7
D vs R
MO
R+45.3
D vs R
NY
D+46.0
D vs R
OK
R+46.1
D vs R
MN
R+46.4
D vs R
IL
D+46.5
D vs R
NJ
D+46.5
D vs R
TX
D+46.7
D vs R
MD
D+47.0
D vs R
CA
D+47.3
D vs R
TN
R+47.3
D vs R
TX
R+47.5
D vs R
CA
D+47.5
D vs R
CA
D+47.6
D vs R
TX
R+47.8
D vs R
MA
D+47.9
D vs R
CA
D+48.1
D vs R
CO
D+48.2
D vs R
MI
D+48.2
D vs R
CA
D+48.4
D vs R
NY
D+48.5
D vs R
MN
R+48.5
D vs R
CA
D+48.5
D vs R
CA
D+48.7
D vs R
NY
D+48.7
D vs R
OH
D+48.8
D vs R
MS
D+49.1
D vs R
CT
D+49.2
D vs R
AL
R+49.6
D vs R
MD
D+49.7
D vs R
NY
D+50.8
D vs R
TX
D+50.8
D vs R
NY
D+50.8
D vs R
AZ
D+50.9
D vs R
GA
R+51.0
D vs R
CA
D+51.0
D vs R
HI
D+51.1
D vs R
NY
D+51.2
D vs R
IL
D+51.9
D vs R
IL
D+51.9
D vs R
NY
D+52.3
D vs R
IL
D+52.7
D vs R
CA
D+52.9
D vs R
HI
D+53.1
D vs R
MD
D+53.4
D vs R
CA
D+53.5
D vs R
NY
D+53.5
D vs R
OR
D+53.7
D vs R
NE
R+53.8
D vs R
CA
D+54.2
D vs R
MI
D+55.1
D vs R
TX
R+55.3
D vs R
NY
D+55.4
D vs R
TN
R+56.2
D vs R
CA
D+56.6
D vs R
TX
D+57.0
D vs R
MN
R+57.3
D vs R
NY
D+60.1
D vs R
NY
D+60.3
D vs R
MD
D+60.9
D vs R
NY
D+61.4
D vs R
CA
D+62.2
D vs R
NY
D+63.1
D vs R
NY
D+63.5
D vs R
NY
D+63.6
D vs R
FL
D+64.4
D vs R
TX
D+66.6
D vs R
NY
D+67.1
D vs R
WA
D+67.3
D vs R
NY
D+67.8
D vs R
KS
R+68.6
D vs R
IL
D+69.1
D vs R
CA
D+69.3
D vs R
IL
D+70.0
D vs R
OH
D+70.5
D vs R
OR
D+71.5
D vs R
IL
D+71.7
D vs R
NY
D+72.8
D vs R
MD
D+73.0
D vs R
TN
D+74.4
D vs R
MA
D+74.7
D vs R
CA
D+74.9
D vs R
MA
D+75.0
D vs R
CA
D+75.1
D vs R
MA
D+76.0
D vs R
MA
D+76.3
D vs R
CA
D+76.4
D vs R
MA
D+76.4
D vs R
AR
D+76.5
D vs R
FL
D+77.5
D vs R
PA
D+77.9
D vs R
AR
R+78.5
D vs R
IL
D+78.8
D vs R
WI
R+79.6
D vs R
TX
R+80.0
D vs R
PA
D+81.5
D vs R
CA
D+81.7
D vs R
TX
D+82.1
D vs R
OR
D+82.3
D vs R
VT
D+83.3
D vs R
TX
R+83.6
D vs R
KY
R+84.1
D vs R
AR
D+86.2
D vs R
MO
D+86.9
D vs R
TX
R+87.6
D vs R
WI
D+87.6
D vs R
TN
D+87.8
D vs R
TX
R+88.3
D vs R
TX
R+88.9
D vs R
PA
D+91.3
D vs R
TX
D+93.7
D vs R
VA
D+97.0
D vs R
VA
D+97.1
D vs R
AL
R+97.8
D vs R
AL
R+98.3
D vs R
CA
R+98.4
D vs R
AL
D+98.6
D vs R
NJ
D+98.9
D vs R
IL
D+99.8
D vs R
CA
D+99.9
D vs R
GA
D+99.9
D vs R
WV
D+99.9
D vs R
GA
D+100.0
D vs R
TN
D+100.0
D vs R
CA
D+100.0
D vs R
AR
D+100.0
D vs R
CA
D+100.0
D vs R
CA
R+100.0
D vs R
CA
D+100.0
D vs R
CA
D+100.0
D vs R
FL
D+100.0
D vs R
FL
D+100.0
D vs R
LA
D+100.0
D vs R
LA
R+100.0
D vs R
TX
R+100.0
D vs R