2020 United States House of Representatives elections facts for kids

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nancy Pelosi Kevin McCarthy Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 2003 January 3, 2019 Leader's seat California 12th California 23rd Last election 235 seats, 53.4% 199 seats, 44.8% Seats before 232 197 Seats won 222 212 Seat change 10 15   Third party   Party Libertarian Last election 0 seats, 0.7% Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seat change 1
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Result undetermined
Speaker before election Nancy Pelosi Democratic Elected Speaker Nancy Pelosi Democratic

An election was held on November 3, 2020 to elect all 435 members of the United States House of Representatives. Six non-voting delegates were also elected from Washington, D.C. and U.S. territories. The Democratic Party had control of the house before the election. The result of this election has not been counted yet, but it looks like the Democrats will win again, but with a smaller majority.

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In Spanish: Elecciones a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 2020 para niños