2014 United States House of Representatives elections

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United States House of Representatives election

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters chose all 435 members of the House, significantly shaping the balance of power in Congress during Barack Obama’s presidency.

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Label	Occurrences
2014 United States House of Representatives elections canonical	5
2014 United States elections	2
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California	1
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey	1

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Target entity: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
Context triple: [Sean Eldridge, candidateInElection, 2014 United States House of Representatives elections]

A. 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 seats in the U.S. House were up for election following the 2010 Census redistricting.
B. 2024 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections are nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 House seats are up for election, helping determine party control of the lower chamber of Congress for the next two years.
C. 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant shift of power to the Democratic Party and brought a wave of high-profile progressive newcomers to Congress.
D. 2010 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant Republican wave, flipping control of the House from Democrats to Republicans during Barack Obama’s presidency.
E. 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters chose all 435 members of the House, reshaping the chamber’s partisan balance for the 118th Congress.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
Target entity description: The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters chose all 435 members of the House, significantly shaping the balance of power in Congress during Barack Obama’s presidency.

A. 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 seats in the U.S. House were up for election following the 2010 Census redistricting.
B. 2024 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections are nationwide congressional contests in which all 435 House seats are up for election, helping determine party control of the lower chamber of Congress for the next two years.
C. 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant shift of power to the Democratic Party and brought a wave of high-profile progressive newcomers to Congress.
D. 2010 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were midterm congressional contests that resulted in a significant Republican wave, flipping control of the House from Democrats to Republicans during Barack Obama’s presidency.
E. 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections were nationwide midterm contests in which voters chose all 435 members of the House, reshaping the chamber’s partisan balance for the 118th Congress.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States House of Representatives election ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
ballotType	secret ballot ⓘ
chamber	House of Representatives ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article One of the United States Constitution ⓘ linked to: Article I of the United States Constitution
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
electionDate	2014-11-04 ⓘ
electoralLevel	national ⓘ
electorate	registered voters in the United States ⓘ
followedBy	2016 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
follows	2012 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
heldConcurrentlyWith	2014 United States Senate elections ⓘ 2014 United States gubernatorial elections ⓘ 2014 United States state legislative elections ⓘ
includesSpecialElections	true ⓘ
incumbentPresident	Barack Obama ⓘ
isMidtermRelativeTo	Barack Obama ⓘ
isNationwide	true ⓘ
isRegularElection	true ⓘ
language	English (primary election language in most jurisdictions) ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
majorParties	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
nextCongress	114th United States Congress ⓘ
numberOfCongressionalDistricts	435 ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested	435 ⓘ
occursDuring	presidency of Barack Obama ⓘ
occursInYear	2014 ⓘ
officeContested	Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
otherPartiesParticipating	Green Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Green Party of the United States Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ independent candidates ⓘ
partOf	2014 United States elections ⓘ linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections United States midterm elections ⓘ linked to: United States federal elections
previousCongress	113th United States Congress ⓘ
resultingMajorityParty	Republican Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Republican Party
resultingMinorityParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party
scope	federal ⓘ
seatsForElection	all voting seats in the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
significance	determined partisan control of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
termLengthOfOffice	2 years ⓘ
totalSeatsInChamber	435 ⓘ
type	legislative election ⓘ
voterEligibility	United States citizens meeting state-specific requirements ⓘ
votingSystem	first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sean Eldridge → candidateInElection → 2014 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

2012 United States House of Representatives elections → followedBy → 2014 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

Steve King → electedIn → 2014 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

Christopher Mitchum → candidateInElection → 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in California ⓘ

linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections

2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey → partOf → 2014 United States elections ⓘ

linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections

2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election → heldOnSameDayAs → 2014 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

New Jersey congressional districts → usedInElection → 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey ⓘ

linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections

2014 United States House of Representatives elections → partOf → 2014 United States elections ⓘ

linked to: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections

2016 United States House of Representatives elections → previousElection → 2014 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ

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