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href="/wiki/2012_United_States_elections" title="2012 United States elections">2012</a> <span class="nowrap">        </span> <a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_elections" title="2013 United States elections">2013</a> <span class="nowrap">        </span> <b>2014</b> <span class="nowrap">        </span> <a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_elections" title="2015 United States elections">2015</a> <span class="nowrap">        </span> <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_elections" title="2016 United States elections">2016</a> → <br /><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_midterm_election" title="United States midterm election">Midterm elections</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election day</th><td class="infobox-data">November 4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incumbent president</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> <span style="color:blue">(Democratic)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next Congress</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/114th_United_States_Congress" title="114th United States Congress">114th</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddd"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2014 United States Senate elections">Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Overall control</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="color:#8B0000">Republican gain</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats contested</th><td class="infobox-data">36 of 100 seats<br />(33 seats of Class II + 3 special elections)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net seat change</th><td class="infobox-data">Republican +9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center noresize mw-ext-imagemap-desc-bottom-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img 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coords="196,45,196,40,197,40,198,40,199,40,201,40,203,38,204,38,205,38,204,39,203,40,203,41,204,41,205,40,205,40,206,41,207,41,208,43,209,43,218,45,219,45,220,46,221,47,222,50,223,51,221,53,221,55,221,56,223,55,223,54,226,50,226,50,226,51,224,55,224,58,224,58,224,59,223,59,223,61,224,62,224,63,223,64,223,65,222,66,222,66,223,67,223,69,224,70,224,72,218,72,206,73,206,72,205,72,204,71,204,69,205,68,203,67,203,63,202,62,201,61,198,59,198,58,197,58,196,57,195,57,194,56,194,52,194,51,194,50,193,49,193,47,195,46" alt="2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election" title="2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/2014_Wyoming_gubernatorial_election" shape="poly" coords="85,80,90,48,109,50,129,53,128,71,126,84" alt="2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election" title="2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/2014_Guam_gubernatorial_election" shape="rect" coords="218,203,205,216" alt="2014 Guam gubernatorial election" title="2014 Guam gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/2014_Northern_Mariana_Islands_gubernatorial_election" shape="rect" coords="231,216,218,203" alt="2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election" title="2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election" /><area href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Virgin_Islands_gubernatorial_election" shape="rect" coords="248,188,232,202" alt="2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election" title="2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election" /></map><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Map of the 2014 gubernatorial races<br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#94C6DF; color:#94C6DF;">    </span> Democratic hold</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#F48984; color:#F48984;">    </span> Republican hold</span><br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#0272B1; color:#0272B1;">    </span> Democratic gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#CB001A; color:#CB001A;">    </span> Republican gain</span> <br /> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#666; color:#666;">    </span> Independent gain</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2014 United States elections</b> were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>'s second term. A typical <a href="/wiki/Six-year_itch" title="Six-year itch">six-year itch</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_midterm_election" title="United States midterm election">midterm election</a> suffered by most second-term presidents, this election saw the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a> retaining control of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and winning control of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>, while furthering their gains in the <a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">governorships</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislatures</a>. Because of these Republican gains, the election was commonly cited as a <a href="/wiki/Wave_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Wave elections in the United States">"red wave"</a> election.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Republicans won a net gain of nine Senate seats, the largest Senate gain for either party since the <a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_elections" title="1980 United States elections">1980 United States elections</a>. 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. </p><p>With total spending reaching $3.7 billion, the midterm election, at the time, was the most expensive in history, being surpassed by the <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_elections" title="2018 United States elections">2018 midterm election</a> four years later. The 2014 election also saw the lowest <a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">turnout</a> since <a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_elections" title="1942 United States elections">1942</a>, 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. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Issues">Issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major issues of the election included income inequality,<sup id="cite_ref-RuckerCost_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuckerCost-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act">Affordable Care Act</a> (commonly referred to as "Obamacare"), which Republicans sought to repeal.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Democrats promoted their proposal to increase the <a href="/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States" title="Minimum wage in the United States">minimum wage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RuckerCost_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuckerCost-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the lead-up to the 2014 election, Republicans harshly criticized the Obama administration for four ebola cases in the United States that were diagnosed weeks prior to the election.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The American media intensely covered the ebola scare.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, immediately after the election, Republicans dropped Ebola as an issue.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Studies found that Republican rhetoric and media coverage of the Ebola scare helped Republican candidates in the 2014 election.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although it generated much debate in early 2014, the <a href="/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline" title="Keystone Pipeline">Keystone Pipeline</a> ultimately received little attention in the election, with environmentalists instead focused on fighting <a href="/wiki/Global_warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Global warming">global warming</a> and supporting the <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Protection_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental Protection Agency">EPA's</a> proposed regulations on <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions" title="Greenhouse gas emissions">greenhouse gas emissions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ESchor_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESchor-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CMooney_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CMooney-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another potentially important issue, <a href="/wiki/Net_neutrality" title="Net neutrality">net neutrality</a>, received little attention during the campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>National <a href="/wiki/Exit_polling" class="mw-redirect" title="Exit polling">exit polling</a> showed that 45% of voters said the economy was their most important issue.<sup id="cite_ref-LangerCrowder_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LangerCrowder-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McCalmont_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCalmont-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was a decline from 2010 and 2008 (when 59% of voters and 63% of voters, respectively, named it as their top issue), but was still the most common issue cited by voters as most important to them.<sup id="cite_ref-LangerCrowder_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LangerCrowder-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smaller numbers of voters named health care, foreign policy, or illegal immigration as their top issues,<sup id="cite_ref-McCalmont_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCalmont-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or same-sex marriage, Ebola, or the <a href="/wiki/Legalization_of_marijuana" class="mw-redirect" title="Legalization of marijuana">legalization of marijuana</a> as their top issues.<sup id="cite_ref-LangerCrowder_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LangerCrowder-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Federal_elections">Federal elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Federal elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With a final total of 247 seats (56.78%) in the House and 54 seats in the Senate, the Republicans ultimately achieved their largest majority in the U.S. Congress since the <a href="/wiki/71st_United_States_Congress" title="71st United States Congress">71st Congress</a> in 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Congressional_elections">Congressional elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Congressional elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Senate_elections">Senate elections</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Senate elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2014 United States Senate elections">2014 United States Senate elections</a></div> <p>All 33 seats in <a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators#Class_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Senate Class II</a> were up for election. Additionally, three special elections were held to fill vacancies in Class III.<sup id="cite_ref-house1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-house1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 36 Senate races, the Republican Party won 24 (a net gain of nine seats,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which represents the largest gain for a party in the Senate since 1980, and the largest Senate gain in a midterm since 1958) and the Democratic Party won 12, thus resulting in the Republicans regaining control of the Senate for the first time since 2006, with a total of 54 seats. The race in Louisiana headed to a <a href="/wiki/Run-off_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Run-off election">run-off</a> on December 6, 2014, in which Rep. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cassidy" title="Bill Cassidy">Bill Cassidy</a> (R) defeated 3-term incumbent Sen. <a href="/wiki/Mary_Landrieu" title="Mary Landrieu">Mary Landrieu</a> 55.9% to 44.1%. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="House_of_Representatives_elections">House of Representatives elections</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: House of Representatives elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections">2014 United States House of Representatives elections</a></div> <p>All 435 voting seats in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a> were up for election. Elections were held to select the <a href="/wiki/Delegate_(United_States_Congress)" class="mw-redirect" title="Delegate (United States Congress)">delegates</a> for the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> and four of the five <a href="/wiki/United_States_insular_area" class="mw-redirect" title="United States insular area">U.S. territories</a>. The only seat in the House not up for election was the <a href="/wiki/Resident_Commissioner_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico">Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico</a>, who serves a four-year term. The Republican party won 247 seats (a net gain of 13 seats) and the Democratic Party, 188 seats. Thus, the Republicans gained their largest majority in the House since 1928.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Nationwide, Republicans won the popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 5.7 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 11, there was <a href="/wiki/2014_Florida%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2014 Florida's 13th congressional district special election">a special election</a> for Florida's 13th congressional district, won by the Republican Party. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="State_elections">State elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: State elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gubernatorial_elections">Gubernatorial elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gubernatorial elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2014 United States gubernatorial elections">2014 United States gubernatorial elections</a></div> <p>Elections were held for the <a href="/wiki/Governor#United_States" title="Governor">governorships</a> of 36 U.S. states and three <a href="/wiki/United_States_insular_area" class="mw-redirect" title="United States insular area">U.S. territories</a>. The Republican Party won 24 of the 36 state governorships for a net gain of two seats, as they picked up open Democratic-held seats in Arkansas, Maryland and Massachusetts and defeated incumbent governor <a href="/wiki/Pat_Quinn_(politician)" title="Pat Quinn (politician)">Pat Quinn</a> in Illinois, while Republican incumbents <a href="/wiki/Tom_Corbett" title="Tom Corbett">Tom Corbett</a> of <a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">Pennsylvania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Parnell" title="Sean Parnell">Sean Parnell</a> of <a href="/wiki/2014_Alaska_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Alaska gubernatorial election">Alaska</a> respectively lost to Democrat <a href="/wiki/Tom_Wolf" title="Tom Wolf">Tom Wolf</a> and independent <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walker_(American_politician)" title="Bill Walker (American politician)">Bill Walker</a>. This cycle marked the first time an incumbent governor running for re-election in Pennsylvania lost in the modern era. The final total, as a result, was 31 Republican governors, 18 Democratic governors, and one independent governor.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the table below, the US state governorships held by Democrats included: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia in addition to Washington, DC and Virgin Islands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State_legislative_elections">State legislative elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: State legislative elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable dablink excerpt-hat selfref">These paragraphs are an excerpt from <a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2014 United States state legislative elections">2014 United States state legislative elections</a>.<span class="mw-editsection-like plainlinks"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections&action=edit">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><div class="excerpt"> <p>Elections to <a href="/wiki/State_legislature" title="State legislature">state legislatures</a> were held in 46 <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. states</a> in 2014 with a total of 6,049 seats up for election (82 percent of the total number of state legislative seats in the United States). Six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">District of Columbia</a>. </p><p>Prior to the general election, Republicans regained control of the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">Virginia Senate</a> after winning a decisive August special election.<sup id="cite_ref-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_:2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had lost control at the start of the year due to the <a href="/wiki/2013_Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election">election</a> of Democratic <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">lieutenant governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Ralph Northam</a>. </p><p>In the general election, <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republicans</a> initially gained control of nine legislative chambers: both chambers of the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada Legislature</a> (which they held simultaneously for the first time since 1931), the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">New Hampshire House of Representatives</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">New Mexico House of Representatives</a> for the first time since 1955, the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">West Virginia House of Delegates</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">Colorado Senate</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">Maine Senate</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">New York Senate</a>, which was previously under a Republican-led coalition. This increased the total number of Republican-controlled state houses from 58 to 67. The day after the election, Republicans, who achieved a 17–17 tie in the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">West Virginia Senate</a>, gained control of that chamber as well thanks to the defection of State Senator <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hall_(West_Virginia_politician)" title="Daniel Hall (West Virginia politician)">Daniel Hall</a>, thus increasing their total gains to ten, for a final total of 68 state houses won.<sup id="cite_ref-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_:0_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_:0-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This allowed Republicans win control of either chamber of the West Virginia legislature for the first time since 1933. </p> The election left the Republicans in control of the highest amount of state legislatures in the party's history since 1928, and it also left the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> in control of the smallest number of state legislatures since 1860.<sup id="cite_ref-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_washingtonpost_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_washingtonpost-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_realclearpolitics_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_realclearpolitics-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_KPierog_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections_KPierog-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_elections">Local elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Local elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Numerous elections were held for officeholders in numerous cities, counties, school boards, special districts, and others around the country.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mayoral_elections">Mayoral elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Mayoral elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major cities which held mayoral elections in 2014 include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_mayoral_election" title="2014 Louisville mayoral election">Louisville, Kentucky</a>: Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Greg_Fischer" title="Greg Fischer">Greg Fischer</a> was re-elected to a second term.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2014 New Orleans mayoral election">New Orleans, Louisiana</a>: Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Landrieu" title="Mitch Landrieu">Mitch Landrieu</a> was re-elected to a second term on February 1.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Newark_mayoral_election" title="2014 Newark mayoral election">Newark, New Jersey</a>: Acting mayor <a href="/wiki/Luis_A._Quintana" title="Luis A. Quintana">Luis A. Quintana</a>, who took over on November 4, 2013, after <a href="/wiki/Cory_Booker" title="Cory Booker">Cory Booker</a> resigned to become <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">U.S. Senator</a>, declined to run for a full term. <a href="/wiki/Ras_J._Baraka" class="mw-redirect" title="Ras J. Baraka">Ras J. Baraka</a> was elected as Newark's new mayor on May 13.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Reno_mayoral_election" title="2014 Reno mayoral election">Reno, Nevada</a>: Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cashell" title="Bob Cashell">Bob Cashell</a> is term-limited out of office.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%932014_San_Diego_mayoral_special_election" title="2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election">San Diego, California</a>: A special election was held on February 11 following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Bob_Filner" title="Bob Filner">Bob Filner</a> on August 30, 2013. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Faulconer" title="Kevin Faulconer">Kevin Faulconer</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/David_Alvarez_(politician)" title="David Alvarez (politician)">David Alvarez</a> to serve out the balance of Filner's term.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_San_Jose_mayoral_election" title="2014 San Jose mayoral election">San Jose, California</a>: Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Reed" title="Chuck Reed">Chuck Reed</a> is term-limited out of office. A primary election was held on June 3, and a run-off was held on November 4. <a href="/wiki/Sam_Liccardo" title="Sam Liccardo">Sam Liccardo</a> edged out opponent <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cortese" title="Dave Cortese">Dave Cortese</a> in a razor-thin victory with 50.8% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2014 Shreveport mayoral election">Shreveport, Louisiana</a>: Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Glover" title="Cedric Glover">Cedric Glover</a> is term-limited out of office.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington,_D.C._mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Washington, D.C. mayoral election">Washington, D.C.</a>: Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Vincent_C._Gray" title="Vincent C. Gray">Vincent C. Gray</a> was defeated in the Democratic primary on April 1 by <a href="/wiki/Muriel_Bowser" title="Muriel Bowser">Muriel Bowser</a>. The general election was held on November 4 and Bowser was elected as mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Turnout">Turnout</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Turnout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nationwide voter turnout was 36.4%, down from 40.9% in the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_elections" title="2010 United States elections">2010 midterms</a> and the lowest since the <a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_elections" title="1942 United States elections">1942 elections</a>, when just 33.9% of voters turned out, though that election came during the middle of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Time_Turnout_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time_Turnout-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pbslowest_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbslowest-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USEPturnout_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USEPturnout-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The states with the highest turnout were Maine (59.3%), Wisconsin (56.9%), Alaska (55.3%), Colorado (53%), Oregon (52.7%) Minnesota (51.3%), Iowa (50.6%), New Hampshire (48.8%), Montana (46.1%) and South Dakota (44.6%), all of which except for Iowa and Montana featured a competitive gubernatorial race and all of which except for Maine and Wisconsin also featured competitive Senate races.<sup id="cite_ref-pbslowest_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbslowest-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USEPturnout_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USEPturnout-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The states with the highest turnout that had no Senate or gubernatorial race that year were North Dakota (44.1%) and Washington state (38.6%).<sup id="cite_ref-pbslowest_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbslowest-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USEPturnout_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USEPturnout-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The states with the lowest turnout were Indiana (28%), Texas (28.5%), Utah (28.8%), Tennessee (29.1%), New York (29.5%), Mississippi (29.7%), Oklahoma (29.8%), New Jersey (30.4%) and West Virginia and Nevada (31.8%). Indiana and Utah had no Senate or gubernatorial elections and the others all had races for at least one of the posts, but they were not considered competitive.<sup id="cite_ref-pbslowest_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbslowest-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USEPturnout_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USEPturnout-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turnout in Washington, D.C. was (30.3%).<sup id="cite_ref-pbslowest_34-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbslowest-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USEPturnout_35-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USEPturnout-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to CNN, Americans aged between 18 and 29 accounted for 13% of voters,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> down from 19% in the <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election" title="2012 United States presidential election">presidential election two years before</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Analysis by the <a href="/wiki/Pew_Research_Center" title="Pew Research Center">Pew Research Center</a> found that 35% of non-voters cited work or school commitments, which prevented them from voting, 34% said they were too busy, unwell, away from home or forgot to vote, 20% either didn't like the choices, didn't know enough or didn't care and 10% had recently moved, missed a registration deadline or didn't have transportation.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> counts apathy, anger and frustration at the relentlessly negative tone of the campaigns as the reasons of low turnout and stated, "Neither party gave voters an affirmative reason to show up at the polls."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies_and_other_issues">Controversies and other issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Controversies and other issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Allegations_of_misconduct">Allegations of misconduct</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Allegations of misconduct"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> State Representative <a href="/wiki/Christina_Ayala" title="Christina Ayala">Christina Ayala</a> (Democrat) was arrested in September 2014 on 19 voting fraud charges, specifically "eight counts of fraudulent voting, 10 counts of primary or enrollment violations and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2015 she pleaded guilty to state election law violations, received a one-year sentence (suspended) along with two years 'conditional discharge', and agreed not to seek elective office for two years. Her mother, Democratic Registrar of Voters Santa Ayala, was also the subject of an investigation in the case, but was not charged.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> State Senator <a href="/wiki/Roderick_Wright_(politician)" title="Roderick Wright (politician)">Roderick Wright</a> (Democrat) resigned from office in September 2014 and was sentenced to 90 days in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> county jail for perjury and voter fraud.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite being convicted months earlier for 8 felonies, Wright was allowed to take a paid leave of absence as state senator.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Chicago, election judges said they had received automated phone calls between October–November 3 with apparently false instructions about voting or required training, according to the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a></i>. In <a href="/wiki/Pontiac,_Michigan" title="Pontiac, Michigan">Pontiac, Michigan</a>, local Democrats cited reports of voter harassment and intimidation by Republicans over questioning legally-cast ballots with election workers repeatedly having had to ask them to step aside. A clerk called police for help.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_voting_restrictions">New voting restrictions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: New voting restrictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2013, the Supreme Court invalidated part of the <a href="/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965" title="Voting Rights Act of 1965">Voting Rights Act of 1965</a>, permitting nine (mostly Southern) states to change their election laws without advance federal approval.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2010, 22 states enacted new <a href="/wiki/Voting_restrictions" class="mw-redirect" title="Voting restrictions">voting restrictions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brennan_state_of_voting_2014_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brennan_state_of_voting_2014-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2014 federal election was the first federal election where 15 states enacted new <a href="/wiki/Voting_restrictions" class="mw-redirect" title="Voting restrictions">voting restrictions</a>, many of which faced challenges in court.<sup id="cite_ref-brennan_state_of_voting_2014_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brennan_state_of_voting_2014-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting_machine_issues">Voting machine issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Voting machine issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scattered issues with voting machines occurred, with miscalibrated machines recorded a vote cast for one candidate as a vote for another candidate. They occurred in Virginia,<sup id="cite_ref-wavy_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wavy-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maryland,<sup id="cite_ref-baltimoresun_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baltimoresun-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Illinois,<sup id="cite_ref-wqad_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wqad-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and North Carolina.<sup id="cite_ref-news-record_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news-record-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Bexar County, Texas, the Republican candidate for governor, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Abbott" title="Greg Abbott">Greg Abbott</a>, was accidentally replaced on the ballot by <a href="/wiki/David_Dewhurst" title="David Dewhurst">David Dewhurst</a> on one machine, on which 12 votes were cast before the problem was caught.<sup id="cite_ref-mysanantonio_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mysanantonio-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Milestones">Milestones</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Milestones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A series of milestones were set for women, African-Americans, and Hispanics, among others, in the U.S. Congress and American politics in general. These include: </p> <ul><li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Saira_Blair" title="Saira Blair">Saira Blair</a>, elected to the <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">West Virginia House of Delegates</a>, became the youngest elected official to state office in American history, at age 18.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Terry_Branstad" title="Terry Branstad">Terry Branstad</a>, the governor of <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, was re-elected to a sixth four-year term as governor, thus becoming the longest-serving governor in U.S. history (surpassing <a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(vice_president)" title="George Clinton (vice president)">George Clinton</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Moore_Capito" title="Shelley Moore Capito">Shelley Moore Capito</a>, elected to the Senate from <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, became the first female senator in West Virginia's history.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Joni_Ernst" title="Joni Ernst">Joni Ernst</a>, elected to the Senate from Iowa, became the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate, the first woman ever elected on a statewide level in Iowa, and the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress from Iowa.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Democrat <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Gorbea" title="Nellie Gorbea">Nellie Gorbea</a>, elected <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Rhode_Island" title="Secretary of State of Rhode Island">Secretary of State of Rhode Island</a>, became the first Hispanic to be elected to a statewide office in <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Democrat <a href="/wiki/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Maura Healey</a>, elected <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Attorney_General" title="Massachusetts Attorney General">Massachusetts Attorney General</a>, became the first openly gay state attorney general elected in America.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Will_Hurd" title="Will Hurd">Will Hurd</a>, elected to the House from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, was the first African-American Republican elected to Congress in Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Mia_Love" title="Mia Love">Mia Love</a>, elected to the House from <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, was the first African-American woman elected to Congress as a Republican, the first <a href="/wiki/Haitian_Americans" title="Haitian Americans">Haitian-American</a> person elected to the U.S. Congress, and the first African-American elected to Congress from the state of Utah.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Martha_McSally" title="Martha McSally">Martha McSally</a>, the first American woman to fly in combat since the 1991 lifting of the prohibition of women in combat, as well as the first woman to command a <a href="/wiki/USAF" class="mw-redirect" title="USAF">USAF</a> fighter squadron, was elected to the House from <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Alex_Mooney" title="Alex Mooney">Alex Mooney</a>, elected to the House from <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, became the first Latino elected to Congress in West Virginia's history.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Democrat <a href="/wiki/Gina_Raimondo" title="Gina Raimondo">Gina Raimondo</a>, elected <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">Governor of Rhode Island</a> was the first woman elected governor in Rhode Island and first to restrict transportation related to a neighboring Democratic state (New York State).</li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Tim_Scott" title="Tim Scott">Tim Scott</a>, elected to the Senate from <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>, was the first African-American in history to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate in a former <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a> state,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also became the first African-American to be elected to both the House and the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Republican <a href="/wiki/Elise_Stefanik" title="Elise Stefanik">Elise Stefanik</a>, elected to the House from New York, was the youngest woman elected to Congress at age 30. She beat the previous record-holder and fellow New Yorker, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Holtzman" title="Elizabeth Holtzman">Elizabeth Holtzman</a>, who was elected at age 31 in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Table_of_federal_and_state_results">Table of federal and state results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Table of federal and state results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_U.S._states" title="Political party strength in U.S. states">Political party strength in U.S. states</a></div> <p><b>Bold</b> indicates a change in partisan control. Note that not all states held gubernatorial, state legislative, and United States Senate elections in 2014. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">State<sup id="cite_ref-cookpvi2010_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cookpvi2010-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="4">Before 2014 elections<sup id="cite_ref-ncsl1_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncsl1-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="4">After 2014 elections<sup id="cite_ref-ncsl2_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncsl2-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>State </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Cook_PVI" class="mw-redirect" title="Cook PVI">PVI</a> </th> <th>Governor </th> <th>State leg. </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2012 United States Senate elections">US Senate</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 United States House elections">US House</a> </th> <th>Governor </th> <th>State leg. </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2014 United States Senate elections">US Senate</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 United States House elections">US House</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="114 !">R+14</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 6–1 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 6–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="112 !">R+12</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC"><b>Ind</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="107 !">R+7</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 5–4 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep 5–4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="114 !">R+14</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 4–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="91 !">D+9</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 38–15 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 39–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="99 !">D+1</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 4–3 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split</b></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split</b></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 4–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="93 !">D+7</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 5–0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="93 !">D+7</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 1–0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="102 !">R+2</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 17–10 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 17–10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="105 !">R+5</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 9–5 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 10–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="80 !">D+20</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="118 !">R+18</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="92 !">D+8</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 12–6 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 10–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="105 !">R+5</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 7–2 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 7–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="99 !">D+1</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep 3–1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="112 !">R+12</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 4–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="113 !">R+13</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–1 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="112 !">R+12</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–1 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="95 !">D+5</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split R/I</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split</b></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split R/I</span> </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> 1–1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="90 !">D+10</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 7–1 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 7–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="90 !">D+10</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 9–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 9–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="96 !">D+4</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 9–5 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 9–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="98 !">D+2</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 5–3 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split</b></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 5–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="109 !">R+9</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 3–1 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="105 !">R+5</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 6–2 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 6–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="107 !">R+7</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split</b></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="112 !">R+12</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background:#CCCCCC">NP </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 3–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background:#CCCCCC">NP </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="98 !">D+2</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> 2–2 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep 3–1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="99 !">D+1</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split 1–1</b></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="94 !">D+6</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> 6–6 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> 6–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="96 !">D+4</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–1 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split</b></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="89 !">D+11</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 21–6 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 18–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="103 !">R+3</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 9–4 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 10–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="110 !">R+10</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="101 !">R+1</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 12–4 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 12–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="119 !">R+19</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="95 !">D+5</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 4–1 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="99 !">D+1</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 13–5 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>Dem</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 13–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="89 !">D+11</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="108 !">R+8</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 6–1 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 6–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="110 !">R+10</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="112 !">R+12</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 7–2 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 7–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="110 !">R+10</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 24–12 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 25–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="122 !">R+22</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 3–1 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 4–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="84 !">D+16</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="DemS !">Split D/I</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 1–0 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="DemS !">Split D/I</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="100 !">Even</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 8–3 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 8–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="95 !">D+5</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 6–4 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 6–4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="113 !">R+13</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 2–1 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep</b> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !"><b>Split</b></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="98 !">D+2</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–3 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 5–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><span data-sort-value="122 !">R+22</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 1–0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td>United States </td> <td>Even </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 29–21 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 27–19 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem 55–45<sup id="cite_ref-demsen_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-demsen-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 233–199 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 31–18 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 30–11 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>Rep 54–46</b><sup id="cite_ref-demsen_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-demsen-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep 247–188 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="11"> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="057 !">D+43</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem<sup id="cite_ref-dc_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dc-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem<sup id="cite_ref-dc_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dc-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="6" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td rowspan="6" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td style="background:#CCCCCC">NP/I<sup id="cite_ref-AS-governor_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS-governor-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#CCCCCC">NP </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="background:#CCCCCC">NP/I<sup id="cite_ref-AS-governor_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AS-governor-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#CCCCCC">NP </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td><a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">N. Mariana Islands</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep<sup id="cite_ref-CNMI-governor_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNMI-governor-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#DDDDBB">Ind<sup id="cite_ref-CNMI-delegate_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNMI-delegate-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Rep </td> <td><span data-sort-value="M !">Split</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#DDDDBB">Ind<sup id="cite_ref-CNMI-delegate_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNMI-delegate-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#EE6363"><a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)">PDP</a>/D<sup id="cite_ref-PR-governor_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PR-governor-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#EE6363">PDP </td> <td style="background:#D7EAF9"><a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)">PNP</a>/D<sup id="cite_ref-PR-rescommish_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PR-rescommish-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#EE6363">PDP/D<sup id="cite_ref-PR-governor_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PR-governor-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background-color:#EE6363">PDP </td> <td style="background:#D7EAF9">PNP/D<sup id="cite_ref-PR-rescommish_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PR-rescommish-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="background-color:#DDDDBB"><b>Ind</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Dem </td></tr> <tr> <th>Subdivision </th> <th>PVI </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2012 United States gubernatorial elections">Governor</a> </th> <th>State leg. </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2012 United States Senate elections">U.S. Senate</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2014 United States gubernatorial elections">Governor</a> </th> <th>State leg. </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2014 United States Senate elections">U.S. Senate</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections">U.S. House</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Subdivision and PVI </th> <th colspan="4">Before 2014 elections </th> <th colspan="4">After 2014 elections </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Viewership">Viewership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Viewership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Legend</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td>cable news network </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfe2e9;"> <td>broadcast network </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Total television viewers<br />10:00 PM Eastern</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network</th> <th>Viewers </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">FNC</a></td> <td>6,607,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfe2e9;"> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></td> <td>5,408,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfe2e9;"> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td> <td>4,225,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfe2e9;"> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td> <td>3,147,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></td> <td>1,936,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a></td> <td>1,594,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Television viewers 25 to 54<br />10:00 PM Eastern</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network</th> <th>Viewers </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">FNC</a></td> <td>1,825,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfe2e9;"> <td><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></td> <td>1,548,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfe2e9;"> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td> <td>1,484,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#dfe2e9;"> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td> <td>1,083,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></td> <td>912,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a></td> <td>566,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Total cable TV viewers<br />8:00 to 11:00 PM Eastern</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network</th> <th>Viewers </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">FNC</a></td> <td>6,310,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></td> <td>2,107,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a></td> <td>1,687,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p><b>Cable TV viewers 25 to 54<br />8:00 to 11:00 PM Eastern</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Network</th> <th>Viewers </th></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">FNC</a></td> <td>1,662,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></td> <td>909,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e5d1cb;"> <td><a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a></td> <td>525,000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><small>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/midterm-election-tv-ratings-fox-news-tops-broadcast-nets-beats-cablers-combined/246045">adweek</a></small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_United_States_elections&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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class="reference-text">Washington, D.C. does not elect a governor or state legislature, but it does elect a <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Washington, D.C.">mayor</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">city council</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AS-governor-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AS-governor_73-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AS-governor_73-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor <a href="/wiki/Lolo_Matalasi_Moliga" title="Lolo Matalasi Moliga">Lolo Matalasi Moliga</a> was elected as an Independent in 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CNMI-governor-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CNMI-governor_74-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Northern Marianas Islands Governor <a href="/wiki/Eloy_Inos" title="Eloy Inos">Eloy Inos</a> was elected as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Covenant_Party_(Northern_Mariana_Islands)" title="Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)">Covenant Party</a>, but became a Republican in 2013 after being elevated from lieutenant governor to governor.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CNMI-delegate-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CNMI-delegate_75-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CNMI-delegate_75-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Northern Marianas Islands Delegate <a href="/wiki/Gregorio_Sablan" title="Gregorio Sablan">Gregorio Sablan</a> was elected as an independent and has caucused with the Democrats since taking office in 2009.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PR-governor-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PR-governor_76-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PR-governor_76-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Puerto Rican Governor <a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Garc%C3%ADa_Padilla" title="Alejandro García Padilla">Alejandro García Padilla</a> is a member of the Popular Democratic Party but affiliates with the Democratic Party at the national level.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PR-rescommish-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PR-rescommish_77-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PR-rescommish_77-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner, <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Pierluisi" title="Pedro Pierluisi">Pedro Pierluisi</a>, was elected as a member of the New Progressive Party and has caucused with the Democrats since taking office in 2009.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/2014_Florida%27s_19th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2014 Florida's 19th congressional district special election">19th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Guam" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nevada" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Jersey%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 New Jersey's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Carolina%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2014 North Carolina's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Virginia%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Virginia's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Wyoming" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="2014 United States gubernatorial elections">Governors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Alabama gubernatorial election">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Alaska_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Alaska gubernatorial election">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Arizona gubernatorial election">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Arkansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_California_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 California gubernatorial election">California</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Colorado_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Colorado gubernatorial election">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Connecticut_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Florida gubernatorial election">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Georgia gubernatorial election">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Guamanian_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Guamanian gubernatorial election">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Hawaii_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Idaho_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Idaho gubernatorial election">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Illinois_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Illinois gubernatorial election">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Iowa gubernatorial election">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Kansas_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Kansas gubernatorial election">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maine_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Maine gubernatorial election">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Maryland gubernatorial election">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Michigan gubernatorial election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Nebraska_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Nevada_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Nevada gubernatorial election">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 New Hampshire gubernatorial election">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_York_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 New York gubernatorial election">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Northern_Mariana_Islands_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Ohio gubernatorial election">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Oregon_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Oregon gubernatorial election">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">Pennsylvania</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Texas gubernatorial election">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Virgin_Islands_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Vermont gubernatorial election">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Wyoming_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:2014_United_States_Attorney_General_elections" title="Category:2014 United States Attorney General elections">Attorneys<br />General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Arizona Attorney General election">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_California_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 California Attorney General election">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Colorado_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Colorado Attorney General election">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Connecticut_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Connecticut Attorney General election">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Delaware_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Delaware Attorney General election">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_District_of_Columbia_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 District of Columbia Attorney General election">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Florida Attorney General election">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Georgia Attorney General election">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Iowa Attorney General election">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Maryland Attorney General election">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Michigan Attorney General election">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Minnesota Attorney General election">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Nevada_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Nevada Attorney General election">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_York_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 New York Attorney General election">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Ohio Attorney General election">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Texas Attorney General election">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Attorney_General_election" title="2014 Wisconsin Attorney General election">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2014 United States state legislative elections">State<br />legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alaska <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Alaska_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Alaska House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Alaska_Senate_election" title="2014 Alaska Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Connecticut_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Connecticut State Senate election">Connecticut Senate</a></li> <li>California <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_California_State_Assembly_election" title="2014 California State Assembly election">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_California_State_Senate_election" title="2014 California State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Delaware <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Delaware_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Delaware House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Delaware_Senate_election" title="2014 Delaware Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Florida House of Representatives election">Florida House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Guamanian_legislative_election" title="2014 Guamanian legislative election">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Hawaii_Senate_election" title="2014 Hawaii Senate election">Hawaii Senate</a></li> <li>Illinois <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Illinois_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Illinois House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Illinois_Senate_election" title="2014 Illinois Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Iowa_Senate_election" title="2014 Iowa Senate election">Iowa Senate</a></li> <li>Maryland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_House_of_Delegates_election" title="2014 Maryland House of Delegates election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Maryland_Senate_election" title="2014 Maryland Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Michigan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Michigan House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Michigan_Senate_election" title="2014 Michigan Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Minnesota House of Representatives election">Minnesota House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Montana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Montana House of Representatives election">Montana House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 New Mexico House of Representatives election">New Mexico House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_York_State_Senate_election" title="2014 New York State Senate election">New York Senate</a></li> <li>North Carolina <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 North Carolina House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Carolina_Senate_election" title="2014 North Carolina Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Pennsylvania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Texas House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Texas_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Texas State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Vermont_Senate_election" title="2014 Vermont Senate election">Vermont Senate</a></li> <li>Washington <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Washington House of Representatives election">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_State_Senate_election" title="2014 Washington State Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wisconsin <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_State_Assembly_election" title="2014 Wisconsin State Assembly election">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Wisconsin_Senate_election" title="2014 Wisconsin Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wyoming <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Wyoming_Senate_election" title="2014 Wyoming Senate election">Senate</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mayors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Anaheim_mayoral_election" title="2014 Anaheim mayoral election">Anaheim, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Austin_mayoral_election" title="2014 Austin mayoral election">Austin, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Chula_Vista_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Chula Vista mayoral election">Chula Vista, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Corpus_Christi_mayoral_election" title="2014 Corpus Christi mayoral election">Corpus Christi, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Irvine_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Irvine mayoral election">Irvine, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Jackson_mayoral_election" title="2014 Jackson mayoral election">Jackson, <abbr title="Mississippi">MS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Lexington,_Kentucky_mayoral_election" title="2014 Lexington, Kentucky mayoral election">Lexington, <abbr title="Kentucky">KY</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Long_Beach,_California_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Long Beach, California mayoral election">Long Beach, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Louisville_mayoral_election" title="2014 Louisville mayoral election">Louisville, <abbr title="Kentucky">KY</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Lubbock_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Lubbock mayoral election">Lubbock, <abbr title="Texas">TX</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2014 New Orleans mayoral election">New Orleans, LA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Newark_mayoral_election" title="2014 Newark mayoral election">Newark, <abbr title="New Jersey">NJ</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Norfolk_mayoral_election" title="2014 Norfolk mayoral election">Norfolk, <abbr title="Virginia">VA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Miami_mayoral_special_election" title="2014 North Miami mayoral special election">North Miami, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr> (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Oakland_mayoral_election" title="2014 Oakland mayoral election">Oakland, <abbr title="California">CA</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Oklahoma_City_mayoral_election" title="2014 Oklahoma City mayoral election">Oklahoma City, <abbr title="Oklahoma">OK</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Providence,_Rhode_Island_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Providence, Rhode Island mayoral election">Providence, <abbr title="Rhode Island">RI</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Reno_mayoral_election" title="2014 Reno mayoral election">Reno, <abbr title="Nevada">NV</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_San_Bernardino_mayoral_election" title="2014 San Bernardino mayoral election">San Bernardino, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%932014_San_Diego_mayoral_special_election" title="2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election">San Diego, CA (special)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_San_Jose_mayoral_election" title="2014 San Jose mayoral election">San Jose, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayoral_elections_in_Santa_Ana,_California#2014" title="Mayoral elections in Santa Ana, California">Santa Ana, CA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2014 Shreveport mayoral election">Shreveport, LA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Tallahassee_mayoral_election" title="2014 Tallahassee mayoral election">Tallahassee, <abbr title="Florida">FL</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington,_D.C.,_mayoral_election" title="2014 Washington, D.C., mayoral election">Washington, DC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">States</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_elections" title="2014 Alabama elections">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2014_Alaska_elections" title="Category:2014 Alaska elections">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_American_Samoan_general_election" title="2014 American Samoan general election">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Arizona_elections" title="2014 Arizona elections">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Arkansas_elections" title="2014 Arkansas elections">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_California_elections" title="2014 California elections">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Colorado_elections" title="2014 Colorado elections">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Connecticut_elections" title="2014 Connecticut elections">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Delaware_elections" title="2014 Delaware elections">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_elections" title="2014 Florida elections">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_state_elections" title="2014 Georgia state elections">Georgia</a></li> <li><a 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