Elections / 2012 · House

Republicans held the most US House seats in 2012.

Across 435 districts, Democrats won 202, Republicans 233. Results are party-level here — candidate names appear on each state's page. Every state below links to its districts.

2012 U.S. House elections

Democrats 201 +8218for control234 Republicans −8

435 voting seats, as elected in November 2012. The chamber is shown as voters returned it — seats vacated or members who changed party afterward are not reflected. DC’s delegate is non-voting and excluded.

Each of the 435 districts filled by the margin its winner carried · hover for the detail

Seats by state

Every row links to that state's district-by-district results.

State	Seats	Dem	Rep	Other	Delegation lean
Alaska	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Alabama	7	1	6	—	−71.4%
Arkansas	4	0	4	—	−100.0%
Arizona	9	5	4	—	+11.1%
California	53	38	15	—	+43.4%
Colorado	7	3	4	—	−14.3%
Connecticut	5	5	0	—	+100.0%
Delaware	1	1	0	—	+100.0%
Florida	27	10	17	—	−25.9%
Georgia	14	5	9	—	−28.6%
Hawaii	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
Iowa	4	2	2	—	+0.0%
Idaho	2	0	2	—	−100.0%
Illinois	18	12	6	—	+33.3%
Indiana	9	2	7	—	−55.6%
Kansas	4	0	4	—	−100.0%
Kentucky	6	1	5	—	−66.7%
Louisiana	6	1	5	—	−66.7%
Massachusetts	9	9	0	—	+100.0%
Maryland	8	7	1	—	+75.0%
Maine	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
Michigan	14	5	9	—	−28.6%
Minnesota	8	5	3	—	+25.0%
Missouri	8	2	6	—	−50.0%
Mississippi	4	1	3	—	−50.0%
Montana	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
North Carolina	13	4	9	—	−38.5%
North Dakota	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Nebraska	3	0	3	—	−100.0%
New Hampshire	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
New Jersey	12	6	6	—	+0.0%
New Mexico	3	2	1	—	+33.3%
Nevada	4	2	2	—	+0.0%
New York	27	22	5	—	+63.0%
Ohio	16	4	12	—	−50.0%
Oklahoma	5	0	5	—	−100.0%
Oregon	5	4	1	—	+60.0%
Pennsylvania	18	5	13	—	−44.4%
Rhode Island	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
South Carolina	7	1	6	—	−71.4%
South Dakota	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Tennessee	9	2	7	—	−55.6%
Texas	36	12	24	—	−33.3%
Utah	4	1	3	—	−50.0%
Virginia	11	3	8	—	−45.5%
Vermont	1	1	0	—	+100.0%
Washington	10	6	4	—	+20.0%
Wisconsin	8	3	5	—	−25.0%
West Virginia	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
Wyoming	1	0	1	—	−100.0%

Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · party-level district results. Real returns — nothing estimated.

Democratic	59,564,893	49.1%
Republican	58,273,605	48.0%
Other	3,499,247	2.9%
Margin	1,291,288	D+1.1