Who ran the House in 2010?
Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives. Republicans gained seven seats in the Senate (including a special election held in January 2010) but failed to gain a majority in the chamber.
How many Democrats were in the House of Representatives in 2010?
2010 United States House of Representatives elections
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 3, 2007
January 3, 2003
Leader’s seat
Ohio 8th
California 8th
Last election
178 seats, 42.6%
257 seats, 53.2%
Seats before
179
256
How many Senate races were there in 2010?
2010 United States Senate elections
Races won
13
24
Party
Independent
Seats before
2
Seats after
2
Seat change
Who had House majority in 2014?
The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate and the House for the first time since the 109th Congress. With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate, this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931.
Who won the House in 2008?
Democrats won the nationwide popular vote for the House of Representatives by 7.2 percentage points, gaining 21 seats. They increased their total number of seats to 257, the largest number of seats held by either party in the House since Democrats lost control of Congress in the 1994 elections.
Who controlled the House in 2012?
The 2012 United States elections took place on November 6, 2012. Democratic President Barack Obama won election to a second term, though the Republican Party retained control of the House of Representatives.
Who ran in 2012?
2012 United States presidential election
Nominee
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
Illinois
Massachusetts
Running mate
Joe Biden
Paul Ryan
Electoral vote
332
206
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