Election results, 2022: New members elected to Congress
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Updated 2:30 pm EST, December 15, 2022
Eighty-four new members won election to the118th Congress, includingseven new U.S. senators and77 new U.S. representatives. A new member is defined here as a member-elect of either theU.S. Senate or theU.S. House of Representatives serving in that chamber for the first time. All 435 U.S. House seats and 35 of the U.S. Senate’s 100 seats were up for election on November 8, 2022.
Forhistorical comparison, 71 new members were elected to the117th Congress in the 2020 election and subsequent runoffs, including nine U.S. senators and 62 U.S. representatives. One hundred and two new members were elected to the116th Congress in the 2018 election and subsequent runoffs, including nine U.S. senators and 93 U.S. representatives.
This page focuses on new members elected to the 118th Congress. For more in-depth information on 2022 election results or new members elected to previous congresses, see the following pages:
- Election results, 2022: U.S. Congress
- Election results, 2022: U.S. Senate
- Election results, 2022: U.S. House
- Election results, 2020: New members elected to Congress
- New members elected in 2018 congressional elections
U.S. Senate
New U.S. senators
Seven new members—includingtwo Democrats andfive Republicans—joined the U.S. Senate to replaceone Democrat andsix Republicans who announced they would not seek re-election in 2022. The Democratic Party gained one seat in the U.S. Senate due to retirements.
U.S. House
New U.S. representatives replacing retiring incumbents
Twenty-three new members—including11 Democrats and12 Republicans—joined the U.S. House to replace16 Democrats andseven Republicans who either announced they would not seek re-election in 2022, withdrew from their races, or passed away while in office. The Republican Party gained five seats in the U.S. House for these reasons.
New U.S. representatives replacing incumbents seeking other offices
Eighteen new members—includingeight Democrats andten Republicans—joined the U.S. House to replaceten Democrats andeight Republicans who ran for other offices instead of seeking re-election in 2022. The Republican Party gained two seats in the U.S. House due to incumbents seeking other offices.
New U.S. representatives elected due to redistricting
Twenty new members—includingten Democrats andten Republicans—joined the U.S. House due to redistricting. They replacedeight Democrats andseven Republicans who sought re-election in different congressional districts in 2022 than they represented in 2020. They also representfive of the seven new congressional districts created by the reapportionment process after the 2020 U.S. Census. The Republican Party gained four seats due to redistricting, and the Democratic Party gained two.
New U.S. representatives who defeated incumbents
Sixteen new members—includingsix Democrats andten Republicans—joined the U.S. House to replacesix Democrats andten Republicans who lost their races for re-election in 2022. Neither party gained seats in the U.S. House by defeating incumbents.
Historical comparison of number of new members of U.S. Congress
The following chart compares the number of new U.S. senators and U.S. representatives elected in 2022 with those elected in2018 and2020.
The following table compares the number of new U.S. representatives and senators elected in the 111th through 118th Congresses, using data provided by theCongressional Research Service for years prior to 2016.
| Historical comparison of number of new members of U.S. Congress, 2010-2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election year | Congress | New U.S. representatives | New U.S. senators | Total new members |
| 2022 | 118th | 77 | 7 | 84 |
| 2020 | 117th | 62 | 9 | 71 |
| 2018 | 116th | 93 | 9 | 102 |
| 2016 | 115th | 55 | 7 | 62 |
| 2014 | 114th | 59 | 13 | 72[5] |
| 2012 | 113th | 75 | 14 | 89[6] |
| 2010 | 112th | 91 | 15 | 106[7] |
See also
- Comparison of state delegations to the 117th and 118th Congresses
- United States Congress elections, 2022
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2022
- United States Senate elections, 2022
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2022
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2022
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2022
- Election results, 2020: New members elected to Congress
- New members elected in 2018 congressional elections
Footnotes
- ↑Walorski passed away on August 3, 2022.
- ↑Hagedorn passed away on February 17, 2022.
- ↑Gibbs withdrew from the May 3, 2022, Republican primary.
- ↑Taylor withdrew from the May 24, 2022, Republican primary runoff.
- ↑CRS Reports, "Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile," accessed December 5, 2018
- ↑CRS Reports, "Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile," accessed December 5, 2018
- ↑CRS Reports, "Membership of the 112th Congress: A Profile," accessed December 5, 2018
