A total of 23 seats in Congress flipped political parties during the 2022 midterm elections, data shows.
Of the 23 seats that switched political parties, 16 seats flipped from Democrat to Republican and seven flipped from Republican to Democrat.
The House of Representatives is a 435-seat chamber. A party needs to hold 218 seats to claim a majority. Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Democrats held 220 seats and Republicans held 212 seats. Nine incumbents—six Democrats and three Republicans—lost their reelection bids on Nov. 8. Three seats were vacant.
Of the three vacant seats, two were previously held by Democrats and one was held by a Republican: Florida’s 13th District: Democrat Charlie Crist resigned on Aug. 31 with no special election held.
Florida’s 23rd District: Democrat Ted Deutch resigned on Sept. 30 with no special election held.
Indiana’s 2nd District: Republican Jackie Walorski died on Aug. 3. A special election was held Nov. 8. The 2022 midterms were the first elections to take place following congressional apportionment and redistricting after the 2020 census. As a result of apportionment, six states—Texas, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon—gained districts. Seven states—California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia—lost districts….