2022 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections will be held on November 8, 2022. Elections will be held to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states, as well as five non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and four of the five inhabited U.S. territories. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including the 2022 Senate elections, will also be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 118th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based  on the 2020 United States census. Democrats have held a majority in the House of Representatives since January 3, 2019, as a result of the 2018 elections, when they won 235 seats. However, their majority was reduced to 222 seats in the 2020 elections. Retirements. As of May 2022, 49 representatives, including 31 Democrats and 18 Republicans, have decided to retire, 17 of whom are seeking another office. Reapportionment. The 2020 United States census determined how many of the 435 congressional districts each state receives for the 2020 redistricting cycle. Due to population shifts, California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio , Pennsylvania, and West Virginia will lose one seat. Conversely, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon will gain one seat; and Texas will gain two seats. Newly created seats. Six new districts will be created and two districts will be restored after the 2020 redistricting process: Seats to be eliminated. The following districts will be eliminated and become obsolete: Seats with multiple incumbents running. The following districts have multiple incumbent representatives running, a product of redistricting merging multiple districts. Election ratings. In February 2022, "The Guardian" reported that "America is poised to have a staggeringly low number of competitive seats  in the US House, an alarming trend that makes it harder to govern and exacerbates political polarization." The 2020 redistricting cycle resulted in 94% of the U.S. House running in relatively safe seats. Special elections. There will be at least six special elections in 2022 to the 117th United States Congress, listed here by date and district. ! |- ! ! ! ! California. California lost its 53rd district following the 2020 census. Colorado. Colorado gained its 8th district following the 2020 census. Florida. Florida gained its 28th district following the 2020 census. Illinois. Illinois lost its 18th district following the 2020 census. Michigan. Michigan  lost its 14th district following the 2020 census. Montana. Montana regained its 2nd district following the 2020 census. New York. New York lost its 27th district following the 2020 census. North Carolina. North Carolina gained its 14th district following the 2020 census. Ohio. Ohio lost its 16th district following the 2020 census. Oregon. Oregon gained its 6th district following the 2020 census. Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania lost its 18th district following the 2020 census. Texas. Texas gained its 37th and 38th districts following the 2020 census. West Virginia. West Virginia lost its 3rd district following the 2020 census. Non-voting delegates. American  Samoa. ! District of Columbia. ! Guam. ! Northern Mariana Islands. ! United States Virgin Islands. !