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class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2019_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">2019</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr /><b>Needed to win:</b> Majority of the votes cast<br />433 votes cast, 217 needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Majority party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Minority party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Ryan_113th_Congress_(3x4a).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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style="text-align:left">Members' vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1.15% </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a> before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">Speaker</a></b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On January 3, 2017, the first day of the <a href="/wiki/115th_United_States_Congress" title="115th United States Congress">115th United States Congress</a> and two months after the <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections">2016 U.S. House elections</a>, the incoming members of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> held an election for <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives</a>. This was the 125th <a href="/wiki/U.S._speaker_election" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. speaker election">U.S. speaker election</a> since the office was created in 1789. </p><p>The, incumbent speaker House <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a>, received 239 votes, a majority of the chamber, and retained the speakership. House <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> garnered 189 votes, with 5 more votes going to a scattering of others. As only 433 representatives in the 435-member House cast a vote (with two members not casting votes), 217 votes were necessary in order to win. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Process_and_conventions">Process and conventions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Process and conventions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the United States House of Representatives">speaker of the United States House of Representatives</a> is the presiding officer of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>. The House elects its speaker at the beginning of a new Congress (i.e. <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/biennially" class="extiw" title="wikt:biennially">biennially</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Election_Day_(United_States)" title="Election Day (United States)">a general election</a>) or when a speaker dies, resigns or is removed from the position intra-term. Since 1839, the House has elected speakers by <a href="/wiki/Roll_call_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="Roll call vote">roll call vote</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HG125_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HG125-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditionally, each <a href="/wiki/Party_caucuses_and_conferences_in_the_United_States_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Party caucuses and conferences in the United States Congress">party's caucus or conference</a> selects a candidate for the speakership from among its senior leaders prior to the roll call. Representatives are not restricted to voting for the candidate nominated by their party, but generally do, as the outcome of the election effectively determines which party has the <a href="/wiki/Majority_party" class="mw-redirect" title="Majority party">majority</a> and consequently will organize the House.<sup id="cite_ref-CRS-RL30857_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRS-RL30857-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Representatives that choose to vote for someone other than their party's nominated candidate usually vote for another member within the party or vote "<a href="/wiki/Abstention" title="Abstention">present</a>". </p><p>Moreover, as the Constitution does not explicitly state that the speaker must be an <a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a> member of the House, it is permissible for representatives to vote for someone who is not a member of the House at the time, and non-members have received a few votes in various speaker elections over the past several years.<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> Nevertheless, every person elected speaker has been a member.<sup id="cite_ref-CRS-RL30857_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRS-RL30857-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To be elected speaker, a candidate must receive an absolute majority of the votes cast, as opposed to an absolute majority of the full membership of the House – presently 218 votes, in a House of 435. There have only been a few instances during the past century where a person received a majority of the votes cast, and thus won the election, while failing to obtain a majority of the full membership. At the time, it happened most recently in January 2015 (<a href="/wiki/114th_United_States_Congress" title="114th United States Congress">114th Congress</a>), when <a href="/wiki/John_Boehner" title="John Boehner">John Boehner</a> was elected with 216 votes (as opposed to 218). Such a variation in the number of votes necessary to win a given election might arise due to vacancies, absentees, or members being present but not voting. If no candidate wins a majority of the "votes cast for a person by name," then the roll call is repeated until a speaker is elected.<sup id="cite_ref-CRS-RL30857_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CRS-RL30857-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Multiple roll calls have been necessary only 15 times since 1789; and, at the time, not since 1923 (<a href="/wiki/68th_United_States_Congress" title="68th United States Congress">68th Congress</a>), when a closely divided House needed nine ballots to elect <a href="/wiki/Frederick_H._Gillett" title="Frederick H. Gillett">Frederick H. Gillett</a> speaker.<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> Upon winning election the new speaker is immediately sworn in by the <a href="/wiki/Dean_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Dean of the United States House of Representatives">Dean of the United States House of Representatives</a>, the chamber's longest-serving member.<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> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Democratic_nomination">Democratic nomination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Democratic nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> of California and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(Ohio_politician)" title="Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)">Tim Ryan</a> of Ohio ran in the <a href="/wiki/House_Democratic_Caucus" title="House Democratic Caucus">House Democratic Caucus</a>' vote to select its leader and nominee for speaker.<sup id="cite_ref-Huetteman1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huetteman1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pelosi had led the House Democratic Caucus since 2003.<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> There had also been some who had urged <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crowley" title="Joe Crowley">Joe Crowley</a> of New York to challenge Pelosi, but he instead opted to run for the position of House Democratic Caucus chairman, which was being vacated by outgoing congressman <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Becerra" title="Xavier Becerra">Xavier Becerra</a>.<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> </p><p>The result of the November 30, 2016 vote was:<sup id="cite_ref-Huetteman1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huetteman1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a></b> </th> <td><b>134</b> </td> <td><b>68.02%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(Ohio_politician)" title="Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)">Tim Ryan</a> </th> <td>63 </td> <td>31.98% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Ryan's share of the vote was seen as indicating a degree of disapproval within the House Democratic Caucus towards Pelosi's leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-Huetteman1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huetteman1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Republican_nomination">Republican nomination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Republican nomination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 15, 2016, incumbent speaker <a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a> was renominated by the <a href="/wiki/House_Republican_Conference" title="House Republican Conference">House Republican Conference</a> without opposition.<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> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Candidate </th> <th scope="col">Votes </th> <th scope="col">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a> </th> <td><b>—</b> </td> <td><b>100%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_of_the_speaker">Election of the speaker</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Election of the speaker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>2017 United States Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election<sup id="cite_ref-RESULT1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RESULT1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party (US)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ryan" title="Paul Ryan">Paul Ryan</a> (<span data-sort-value="Wisconsin01 !"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Wisconsin's 1st congressional district">WI 1</a></span>) (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>239 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.19 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> (<span data-sort-value="California12 !"><a href="/wiki/California%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="California's 12th congressional district">CA 12</a></span>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">189 </td> <td style="text-align:right">43.65 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(Ohio_politician)" title="Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)">Tim Ryan</a> (<span data-sort-value="Ohio13 !"><a href="/wiki/Ohio%27s_13th_congressional_district" title="Ohio's 13th congressional district">OH 13</a></span>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.47 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cooper" title="Jim Cooper">Jim Cooper</a> (<span data-sort-value="Tennessee05 !"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Tennessee's 5th congressional district">TN 5</a></span>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.23 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Lewis" title="John Lewis">John Lewis</a> (<span data-sort-value="Georgia05 !"><a href="/wiki/Georgia%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Georgia's 5th congressional district">GA 5</a></span>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.23 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party (US)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster_(Florida_politician)" title="Daniel Webster (Florida politician)">Dan Webster</a> (<span data-sort-value="Florida10 !"><a href="/wiki/Florida%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Florida's 10th congressional district">FL 10</a></span>) </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.23 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>433 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Votes necessary </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">217 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">>50 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Ryan did not cast a vote in the election, while Pelosi did.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Representatives voting for someone other than their party's speaker nominee were:<sup id="cite_ref-RESULT1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RESULT1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <span style="color:red; font-size:75%; line-height:1.3333333333333;" title="Red">■</span> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Massie" title="Thomas Massie">Thomas Massie</a> of Kentucky, who voted for Webster<br /> <span style="color:blue; font-size:75%; line-height:1.3333333333333;" title="Blue">■</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cooper" title="Jim Cooper">Jim Cooper</a> of Tennessee and <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Rice" title="Kathleen Rice">Kathleen Rice</a> of New York, who voted for Tim Ryan<br /> <span style="color:blue; font-size:75%; line-height:1.3333333333333;" title="Blue">■</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Kind" title="Ron Kind">Ron Kind</a> of Wisconsin, who voted for Jim Cooper<br /> <span style="color:blue; font-size:75%; line-height:1.3333333333333;" title="Blue">■</span><a href="/wiki/Kyrsten_Sinema" title="Kyrsten Sinema">Kyrsten Sinema</a> of Arizona, who voted for Lewis </p><p>Representatives that did not cast votes were:<br /> <span style="color:red; font-size:75%; line-height:1.3333333333333;" title="Red">■</span> Paul Ryan of Wisconsin<br /> <span style="color:blue; font-size:75%; line-height:1.3333333333333;" title="Blue">■</span><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Schrader" title="Kurt Schrader">Kurt Schrader</a> of Oregon </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elections spanning<br />two years<br />(through 1879)</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/1788%E2%80%9389_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1788–89 United States House of Representatives elections">1788–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790%E2%80%9391_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections">1790–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792%E2%80%9393_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections">1792–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794%E2%80%9395_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections">1794–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796%E2%80%9397_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections">1796–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798%E2%80%9399_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections">1798–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800%E2%80%9301_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1800–01 United States House of Representatives elections">1800–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802%E2%80%9303_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1802–03 United States House of Representatives elections">1802–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804%E2%80%9305_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections">1804–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806%E2%80%9307_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections">1806–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808%E2%80%9309_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1808–09 United States House of Representatives elections">1808–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810%E2%80%9311_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1810–11 United States House of Representatives elections">1810–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812%E2%80%9313_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1812–13 United States House of Representatives elections">1812–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814%E2%80%9315_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1814–15 United States House of Representatives elections">1814–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816%E2%80%9317_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1816–17 United States House of Representatives elections">1816–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818%E2%80%9319_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1818–19 United States House of Representatives elections">1818–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820%E2%80%9321_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1820–21 United States House of Representatives elections">1820–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822%E2%80%9323_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1822–23 United States House of Representatives elections">1822–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824%E2%80%9325_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections">1824–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826%E2%80%9327_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections">1826–27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828%E2%80%9329_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1828–29 United States House of Representatives elections">1828–29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830%E2%80%9331_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1830–31 United States House of Representatives elections">1830–31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832%E2%80%9333_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1832–33 United States House of Representatives elections">1832–33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834%E2%80%9335_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1834–35 United States House of Representatives elections">1834–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836%E2%80%9337_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1836–37 United States House of Representatives elections">1836–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838%E2%80%9339_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections">1838–39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840%E2%80%9341_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections">1840–41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842%E2%80%9343_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections">1842–43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1844–45 United States House of Representatives elections">1844–45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846%E2%80%9347_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1846–47 United States House of Representatives elections">1846–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848%E2%80%9349_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1848–49 United States House of Representatives elections">1848–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850%E2%80%9351_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1850–51 United States House of Representatives elections">1850–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections">1852–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854%E2%80%9355_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1854–55 United States House of Representatives elections">1854–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856%E2%80%9357_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1856–57 United States House of Representatives elections">1856–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858%E2%80%9359_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1858–59 United States House of Representatives elections">1858–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860%E2%80%9361_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1860–61 United States House of Representatives elections">1860–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862%E2%80%9363_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1862–63 United States House of Representatives elections">1862–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864%E2%80%9365_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections">1864–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866%E2%80%9367_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1866–67 United States House of Representatives elections">1866–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868%E2%80%9369_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1868–69 United States House of Representatives elections">1868–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870%E2%80%9371_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1870–71 United States House of Representatives elections">1870–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872%E2%80%9373_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1872–73 United States House of Representatives elections">1872–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874%E2%80%9375_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1874–75 United States House of Representatives elections">1874–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876%E2%80%9377_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections">1876–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878%E2%80%9379_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1878–79 United States House of Representatives elections">1878–79</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elections held<br />in a single year<br />(starting 1880)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regulars<br />and<br />even-year<br />specials</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/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1900 United States House of Representatives elections">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1902 United States House of Representatives elections">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1904 United States House of Representatives elections">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1906 United States House of Representatives elections">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1908 United States House of Representatives elections">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2026 United States House of Representatives elections">2026</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Odd-year<br />specials</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/1881_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1881 United States House of Representatives elections">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1883 United States House of Representatives elections">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1885 United States House of Representatives elections">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1887 United States House of Representatives elections">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1889 United States House of Representatives elections">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1891 United States House of Representatives elections">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1893 United States House of Representatives elections">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1895 United States House of Representatives elections">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1897 United States House of Representatives elections">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1899 United States House of Representatives elections">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1901 United States House of Representatives elections">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1903 United States House of Representatives elections">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1905 United States House of Representatives elections">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1907 United States House of Representatives elections">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1909 United States House of Representatives elections">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1911 United States House of Representatives elections">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1913 United States House of Representatives elections">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1915 United States House of Representatives elections">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1917 United States House of Representatives elections">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1919 United States House of Representatives elections">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1921 United States House of Representatives elections">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1923 United States House of Representatives elections">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1925 United States House of Representatives elections">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1927 United States House of Representatives elections">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1929 United States House of Representatives elections">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1931 United States House of Representatives elections">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1933 United States House of Representatives elections">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1935 United States House of Representatives elections">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1937 United States House of Representatives elections">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1939 United States House of Representatives elections">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1941 United States House of Representatives elections">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1943 United States House of Representatives elections">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1945 United States House of Representatives elections">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1947 United States House of Representatives elections">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1949 United States House of Representatives elections">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1951 United States House of Representatives elections">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1953 United States House of Representatives elections">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1955 United States House of Representatives elections">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1957 United States House of Representatives elections">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1959 United States House of Representatives elections">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1961 United States House of Representatives elections">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1963 United States House of Representatives elections">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1965 United States House of Representatives elections">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1967 United States House of Representatives elections">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1969 United States House of Representatives elections">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1971 United States House of Representatives elections">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1973 United States House of Representatives elections">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1975 United States House of Representatives elections">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1977 United States House of Representatives elections">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1979 United States House of Representatives elections">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1981 United States House of Representatives elections">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1983 United States House of Representatives elections">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1985 United States House of Representatives elections">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1987 United States House of Representatives elections">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1989 United States House of Representatives elections">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1991 United States House of Representatives elections">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1993 United States House of Representatives elections">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1995 United States House of Representatives elections">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1997 United States House of Representatives elections">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1999 United States House of Representatives elections">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2001 United States House of Representatives elections">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2003 United States House of Representatives elections">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2005 United States House of Representatives elections">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2007 United States House of Representatives elections">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2009 United States House of Representatives elections">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2011 United States House of Representatives elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2013 United States House of Representatives elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2015 United States House of Representatives elections">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2017 United States House of Representatives elections">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2019 United States House of Representatives elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2021 United States House of Representatives elections">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2023 United States House of Representatives elections">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="2025 United States House of Representatives elections">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elections by state</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/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alaska" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arizona" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arkansas" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House of Representatives elections in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Colorado" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Delaware" title="United States House of Representatives elections in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States House of Representatives elections in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Montana" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nebraska" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Nevada" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Mexico" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York_(state)" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in New York (state)">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Dakota" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House of Representatives elections in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Dakota" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Vermont" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington_(state)" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wyoming" title="Category:United States House of Representatives elections in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seat ratings</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/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2006 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2008 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2012 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2014 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2016 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2018 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2020 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2022 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_ratings" title="2024 United States House of Representatives election ratings">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Speaker elections</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/List_of_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="List of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives elections">Full list</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855%E2%80%9356_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="1855–56 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">1855–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="1923 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2011 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2015_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="January 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">January 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2015_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">October 2015</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_2023_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">January 2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2023_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">October 2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Summaries</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/List_of_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_(1789%E2%80%931822)" title="List of United States House of Representatives elections (1789–1822)">1789–1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_(1824%E2%80%931854)" title="List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854)">1824–1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_(1856%E2%80%93present)" title="List of United States House of Representatives elections (1856–present)">1856–present</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_special_elections_to_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives">Special elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_third-party_and_independent_performances_in_United_States_House_elections" title="List of third-party and independent performances in United States House elections">Third-party performances</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dd><a 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Representatives</a> (2015–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">Leader of the House Republicans</a> (2015–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Representative</a> for Wisconsin's <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Wisconsin's 1st congressional district">1st district</a> (1999–2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Politics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Paul_Ryan" title="Electoral history of Paul Ryan">Electoral history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Paul_Ryan" title="Political positions of Paul Ryan">Political positions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Path_to_Prosperity" title="The Path to Prosperity">The Path to Prosperity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Way" title="A Better Way">A Better Way</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paul_Ryan_official_portrait_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/100px-Paul_Ryan_official_portrait_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paul_Ryan_official_portrait_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/150px-Paul_Ryan_official_portrait_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paul_Ryan_official_portrait_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/200px-Paul_Ryan_official_portrait_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1825" data-file-height="2433" 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href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin">2010</a></li> <li><a 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title="January 6 United States Capitol attack">January 6 Capital attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Joe_Biden_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="2021 Joe Biden speech to a joint session of Congress">2021 joint session address</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="2022 State of the Union Address">2022 State of the Union Address</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_visit_by_Nancy_Pelosi_to_Taiwan" title="2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan">Visit to Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 3px;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg/70px-Official_photo_of_Speaker_Nancy_Pelosi_in_2019.jpg" decoding="async" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Seal_of_the_Speaker_of_the_US_House_of_Representatives.svg/105px-Seal_of_the_Speaker_of_the_US_House_of_Representatives.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Seal_of_the_Speaker_of_the_US_House_of_Representatives.svg/140px-Seal_of_the_Speaker_of_the_US_House_of_Representatives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="504" data-file-height="501" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Nancy_Pelosi" title="Electoral history of Nancy Pelosi">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. Representative</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/1987_California%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1987 California's 5th congressional district special election">1987 special</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_5" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in California">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_5" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in California">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in California">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in California">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in California">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_8" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_12" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_12" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_12" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_12" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_12" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_11" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California#District_11" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in California">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Speaker</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2003</li> <li>2005</li> <li>2007</li> <li>2009</li> <li>2011</li> <li>2013</li> <li>2015 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/January_2015_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="January 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">January</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_2015_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">October</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Know_Your_Power" title="Know Your Power">Know Your Power</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Art_of_Power" title="The Art of Power">The Art of Power</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</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/Paul_Pelosi" title="Paul Pelosi">Paul Pelosi</a> (husband)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christine_Pelosi" title="Christine Pelosi">Christine Pelosi</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Pelosi" title="Alexandra Pelosi">Alexandra Pelosi</a> (daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_D%27Alesandro_Jr." title="Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.">Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_D%27Alesandro_III" title="Thomas D'Alesandro III">Thomas D'Alesandro III</a> (brother)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</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/List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Nancy_Pelosi" title="List of awards and honors received by Nancy Pelosi">Awards and honors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Paul_Pelosi" title="Attack on Paul Pelosi">Attack on Paul Pelosi</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pelosi_in_the_House" title="Pelosi in the House">Pelosi in the House</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" 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