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2016 general elections

51 contests, 153 candidacies and 51 elected.

Key figures

Candidacies

Candidacies. 1 item. Highest: Candidacies, 153; = 2012. Lowest: Candidacies, 153; = 2012. Candidacies: 153; = 2012.

153

= 2012

MEDSL · 2016

Elected

Elected. 1 item. Highest: Elected, 51. Lowest: Elected, 51. Elected: 51.

51

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Contests

Contests. 1 item. Highest: Contests, 51. Lowest: Contests, 51. Contests: 51.

51

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§ 01Balance of power

Balance of power

Seats held before the election, seats up, seats not up and seats won, from the officeholder and results data loaded here. A seat with no winner in the data is marked as such. civism makes no calls and no projections.

U.S. House · 2016

U.S. House · 2016. 435 items. Highest: Republican, Republican. Won: 195. Lowest: Republican, Republican. Won: 195. Total: 435. Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195; Republican: Republican. Won: 195. and 425 more.

Party groupHeld beforeNot upUpWon
Democratic1860186158
Republican2460246195
Vacant3030

U.S. Senate · 2016

U.S. Senate · 2016. 100 items. Highest: Republican, Republican. Won: 17. Lowest: Republican, Republican. Won: 17. Total: 100. Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17; Republican: Republican. Won: 17. and 90 more.

Majority 51; 50 plus the Vice President's tiebreak

Party groupHeld beforeNot upUpWon
Democratic44341010
Republican54302417
Independent (caucuses with Democratic)2200
Vacant0000

Governors · 2016

Governors · 2016. 50 items. Highest: Not up (party not loaded), Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39. Lowest: Not up (party not loaded), Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39. Total: 50. Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39; Not up (party not loaded): Not up (party not loaded). Not up: 39. and 40 more.

Party groupHeld beforeNot upUpWon
Democratic———5
Republican———5

§ 02Contests

Contests

Contests

Contests. 51 items. U.S. President: Places: Alabama; U.S. President: Places: Alaska; U.S. President: Places: Arizona; U.S. President: Places: Arkansas; U.S. President: Places: California; U.S. President: Places: Colorado; U.S. President: Places: Connecticut; U.S. President: Places: Delaware; U.S. President: Places: District of Columbia; U.S. President: Places: Florida. and 41 more.

Contests
OfficesPlaces
U.S. PresidentAlabama
U.S. PresidentAlaska
U.S. PresidentArizona
U.S. PresidentArkansas
U.S. PresidentCalifornia
U.S. PresidentColorado
U.S. PresidentConnecticut
U.S. PresidentDelaware
U.S. PresidentDistrict of Columbia
U.S. PresidentFlorida
U.S. PresidentGeorgia
U.S. PresidentHawaii
U.S. PresidentIdaho
U.S. PresidentIllinois
U.S. PresidentIndiana
U.S. PresidentIowa
U.S. PresidentKansas
U.S. PresidentKentucky
U.S. PresidentLouisiana
U.S. PresidentMaine
U.S. PresidentMaryland
U.S. PresidentMassachusetts
U.S. PresidentMichigan
U.S. PresidentMinnesota
U.S. PresidentMississippi
U.S. PresidentMissouri
U.S. PresidentMontana
U.S. PresidentNebraska
U.S. PresidentNevada
U.S. PresidentNew Hampshire
U.S. PresidentNew Jersey
U.S. PresidentNew Mexico
U.S. PresidentNew York
U.S. PresidentNorth Carolina
U.S. PresidentNorth Dakota
U.S. PresidentOhio
U.S. PresidentOklahoma
U.S. PresidentOregon
U.S. PresidentPennsylvania
U.S. PresidentRhode Island
U.S. PresidentSouth Carolina
U.S. PresidentSouth Dakota
U.S. PresidentTennessee
U.S. PresidentTexas
U.S. PresidentUtah
U.S. PresidentVermont
U.S. PresidentVirginia
U.S. PresidentWashington
U.S. PresidentWest Virginia
U.S. PresidentWisconsin
U.S. PresidentWyoming

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§ 03Connections

Connections. 3 items. Highest: Parties, 3; 3 Parties. Lowest: Offices, 1; U.S. President. Offices: 1; U.S. President; Parties: 3; 3 Parties; People: 3; 3 People.