United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020

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Elections to the U.S. House were held on November 3, 2020. All 435 seats were up for election. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies that occurred in the 116th Congress. This page provides an overview of U.S. House Democratic Party primaries and a list of districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).

At the time of the election, Democrats had a 232-197 advantage over Republicans. There was one Libertarian member, and there were five vacancies.

This page focuses on U.S. House Democratic primaries. For more in-depth information about U.S. House Republican primaries and general elections, see the following pages:

Partisan breakdown

Following the 2018 general elections, the Democratic Party gained a majority in the U.S. House. Democrats last controlled the chamber during the 111th Congress from 2009 to 2011.

The Democratic Party needed to pick up 23 seats in November 2018 to win the chamber.[1] They gained a net total of 40 seats.

U.S. House Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 3, 2020 After the 2020 Election
     Democratic Party 232 222
     Republican Party 197 213
     Libertarian Party 1 0
     Vacancies 5 0
Total 435 435

Democratic primaries

California, Louisiana, and Washington are included in the list below even though they do not hold partisan primaries. California and Washington use a top-two primary where all candidates regardless of partisan affiliation are listed on the same primary ballot. Louisiana uses a majority-vote system in which all candidates regardless of partisan affiliation are listed on the same first-round ballot.

By date

2020 Democratic primaries by date
Date State
March 3
March 10
March 17
April 28
May 12
May 19
June 2
June 9
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14
August 4
August 6
August 8
August 11
August 18
September 1
September 8
September 15
November 3

By state

2020 Democratic primaries by state
State Date
Alabama March 3
Alaska August 18
Arizona August 4
Arkansas March 3
California March 3
Colorado June 30
Connecticut August 11
Delaware September 15
Florida August 18
Georgia June 9
Hawaii August 8
Idaho June 2
Illinois March 17
Indiana June 2
Iowa June 2
Kansas August 4
Kentucky June 23
Louisiana November 3
Maine July 14
Maryland June 2
Massachusetts September 1
Michigan August 4
Minnesota August 11
Mississippi March 10
Missouri August 4
Montana June 2
Nebraska May 12
Nevada June 9
New Hampshire September 8
New Jersey July 7
New Mexico June 2
New York June 23
North Carolina March 3
North Dakota June 9
Ohio April 28
Oklahoma June 30
Oregon May 19
Pennsylvania June 2
Rhode Island September 8
South Carolina June 9
South Dakota June 2
Tennessee August 6
Texas March 3
Utah June 30
Vermont August 11
Virginia June 23
Washington August 4
West Virginia June 9
Wisconsin August 11
Wyoming August 18

Targeted districts

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

This chart lists each district that the DCCC announced it would target in 2020.[2][3][4][5] Also included are the margins of victory for each seat in the 2018, 2016, and 2014 elections. Results are not included for elections which took place in Pennsylvania before the 2018 round of redistricting or in North Carolina before the 2019 round of redistricting.


Vulnerable Democratic incumbents receive campaign support through the DCCC's Frontline program. California Rep. Adam Schiff was named the program's finance chair on March 27, 2019. This chart lists each district that the DCCC announced it would seek to defend via the Frontline program in 2020.[6][7] Also included are the margins of victory for each district in the 2018, 2016, and 2014 elections. Results are not included for elections which took place before the 2018 redistricting in Pennsylvania.

The "Result" column was updated on December 11.


See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ The New York Times, "House Election Results: G.O.P. Keeps Control," accessed November 15, 2016
  2. ↑ DCCC, "Democrats are Going on Offense," January 28, 2019
  3. ↑ Roll Call, "DCCC adds six more Trump districts to its 2020 target list," August 15, 2019
  4. ↑ Roll Call, "Democrats try to expand House battlefield by targeting six more districts," January 16, 2020
  5. ↑ Roll Call, "House Democrats add two more districts to their target list," April 2, 2020
  6. ↑ Roll Call, "Democrats identify 44 vulnerable House members to defend in 2020," February 11, 2019
  7. ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos Announces Representative Adam Schiff as 2020 National Frontline Finance Chair," accessed April 1, 2019
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