Interestingly, a Georgia runoff would have been held on January 6, three days after the 114th Congress is sworn in. A runoff in Louisiana took place on December 6, however, it did not decide the control of the Senate and Republican Bill Cassidy defeated Sen. With races in Georgia and Louisiana tightening up, it was possible that one or both of those races could have been the deciding seats for the majority. There were incorrect predictions that the control of the Senate would not be decided on November 4. Instead, Democrats lost ground in the House. House, a Democratic pick up of 17 seats was needed. For Democrats to have taken majority control of the U.S. For Republicans to take the majority in the Senate, they needed to take six seats held by Democrats and retain control of the 15 seats held by a Republican. Senate while Republicans were the majority in the U.S.
Heading into the election, Democrats controlled the U.S. Senate (with two Independents in the mix). Democrats outnumbered Republicans, 53-45, in the U.S. The GOP went into the election with a 233-199 lead in the House of Representatives. According to a study by the Brookings Institution, only 36 percent of 2014 Democratic candidates mentioned support of the Affordable Care Act in their platform. Many believed that the November 4, 2014, general election would be a backlash against the Obama Administration’s Affordable Care Act. Republicans assumed control of both chambers of the U.S. Additionally, three races, Louisiana's 5th and 6th Districts and the Senate election in Louisiana, were Republican wins in a runoff held on December 6, 2014.Ī strong Republican showing occurred. Congress (36 Senate seats, including three special elections, and all 435 House seats) were up for election on November 4, 2014. 4.1 Incumbents defeated in 2014 primary electionsĪ total of 471 seats in the U.S.2.1 Did the Democratic Party reduce the Republican U.S.1.2 Who ended up with majority control of the U.S.
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