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The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as President. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non-voting seats, were up for election. The Democratic Party, which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election, expanded its control in 2008.

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  • Die Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten fanden am 4. November 2008 statt. Am selben Tag fanden auch die Präsidentschaftswahl und die Wahlen zum Senat statt. Zusätzlich gab es in 11 Bundesstaaten Gouverneurswahlen. Insgesamt wurde eine hohe Wahlbeteiligung erwartet. Bei den Wahlen von 2006 erreichten die Demokraten eine Mehrheit von 233 Sitzen, während auf die Republikaner 202 Sitze entfielen. (de)
  • The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as President. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non-voting seats, were up for election. The Democratic Party, which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election, expanded its control in 2008. The Republican Party, hoping to regain the majority it lost in the 2006 election or at least expand its congressional membership, lost additional seats. With one exception (Louisiana's 2nd district), the only seats to switch from Democratic to Republican had been Republican-held prior to the 2006 elections. Republicans gained five Democratic seats total, while losing 26 of their own, giving the Democrats a net gain of 21 seats, effectively erasing all gains made by the GOP since 1994. In addition, with the defeat of Republican congressman Chris Shays in Connecticut's 4th district, this became the first time since the 1850s that no Republican represented the New England region. The 10.6% popular vote advantage by the Democrats was the largest by either party since 1982, 26 years earlier, and as of 2022 remains the most recent time that either party won by a double-digit margin in the overall popular vote for the House of Representatives. Turnout increased due to the 2008 presidential election. The presidential election, 2008 Senate elections, and 2008 state gubernatorial elections, as well as many other state and local elections, occurred on the same date. This was the first and, as of 2022, remains the only election since 1980 in which the party of a newly elected president simultaneously gained seats in the House. As of 2022, this remains the last election in which Democrats won congressional seats in Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota, the last election in which Democrats won more than one seat in Alabama, and the last election in which Democrats won a majority of seats in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. It is also the last time Republicans won a seat in Delaware. (en)
  • Las elecciones a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 2008 se celebraron el 4 de noviembre de 2008, al mismo tiempo que las elecciones presidenciales, en treinta y tres estados, y las elecciones a gobernador en once estados. El Partido Demócrata consiguió ampliar su mayoría en la cámara baja. La elección de 435 representantes conformó el 111º Congreso de los Estados Unidos, desde el 4 de enero de 2009 hasta 2011. En las elecciones de 2006, los demócratas arrebataron la mayoría, y por lo tanto el control de la cámara, al Partido Republicano; habiendo 235 demócratas, 199 republicanos y un escaño vacío en la composición de la cámara. Las aspiraciones de uno y otro fueron de mantener y recuperar respectivamente la mayoría de representantes en las elecciones de 2008. (es)
  • Les élections législatives américaines de 2008, qui ont eu lieu le 4 novembre, ont élu les membres de la Chambre des représentants du 111e congrès des États-Unis, qui siège du 3 janvier 2009 au 3 janvier 2011. L'ensemble des 435 sièges ayant le droit de vote, ainsi que les six sièges ne l'ayant pas, sont renouvelés. Le Parti démocrate, qui avait remporté la majorité des sièges lors des élections de 2006, a accru sa majorité lors de ces élections. Le Parti républicain, qui espérait regagner la majorité ou au moins augmenter sa représentation, a au contraire perdu de nouveaux sièges. À l'exception du 2e district de la Louisiane, les seuls sièges à passer des démocrates aux républicains sont des sièges ayant été républicains avant les élections de 2006. Les républicains ont gagné cinq sièges sur les démocrates, mais en ont dans le même temps perdu 26, soit un gain net de 21 sièges pour les démocrates. La participation a augmenté par rapport au scrutin précédent du fait de l'élection présidentielle, puisque cette élection, ainsi que les élections sénatoriales et les élections des gouverneurs, se déroulent le même jour. (fr)
  • 2008년 미국 하원의원 선거는 2009년 1월 3일부터 2011년 1월 3일까지 열리는 에서 하원 의석 435석을 선출하기 위해 2008년 11월 4일에 실시되었다. 이 선거에서 민주당은 2006년 미국 하원의원 선거보다 더 많은 의석을 확보해 다수당을 유지하였고, 공화당은 2006년 미국 하원의원 선거보다 의석이 감소하게 되었다. 이 선거는 2008년 미국 대통령 선거, 2008년 미국 상원의원 선거, 와 같이 실시되었다. (ko)
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  • Die Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten fanden am 4. November 2008 statt. Am selben Tag fanden auch die Präsidentschaftswahl und die Wahlen zum Senat statt. Zusätzlich gab es in 11 Bundesstaaten Gouverneurswahlen. Insgesamt wurde eine hohe Wahlbeteiligung erwartet. Bei den Wahlen von 2006 erreichten die Demokraten eine Mehrheit von 233 Sitzen, während auf die Republikaner 202 Sitze entfielen. (de)
  • 2008년 미국 하원의원 선거는 2009년 1월 3일부터 2011년 1월 3일까지 열리는 에서 하원 의석 435석을 선출하기 위해 2008년 11월 4일에 실시되었다. 이 선거에서 민주당은 2006년 미국 하원의원 선거보다 더 많은 의석을 확보해 다수당을 유지하였고, 공화당은 2006년 미국 하원의원 선거보다 의석이 감소하게 되었다. 이 선거는 2008년 미국 대통령 선거, 2008년 미국 상원의원 선거, 와 같이 실시되었다. (ko)
  • The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as President. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non-voting seats, were up for election. The Democratic Party, which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election, expanded its control in 2008. (en)
  • Las elecciones a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos de 2008 se celebraron el 4 de noviembre de 2008, al mismo tiempo que las elecciones presidenciales, en treinta y tres estados, y las elecciones a gobernador en once estados. El Partido Demócrata consiguió ampliar su mayoría en la cámara baja. La elección de 435 representantes conformó el 111º Congreso de los Estados Unidos, desde el 4 de enero de 2009 hasta 2011. (es)
  • Les élections législatives américaines de 2008, qui ont eu lieu le 4 novembre, ont élu les membres de la Chambre des représentants du 111e congrès des États-Unis, qui siège du 3 janvier 2009 au 3 janvier 2011. L'ensemble des 435 sièges ayant le droit de vote, ainsi que les six sièges ne l'ayant pas, sont renouvelés. (fr)
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  • Wahlen zum Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten 2008 (de)
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  • Élections américaines de la Chambre des représentants de 2008 (fr)
  • 2008년 미국 하원의원 선거 (ko)
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