Election results, 2024: New members elected to Congress
Updated December 4, 2024
Seventy-five new members won election to the 119th United States Congress, including 12 new U.S. senators and 63 new U.S. representatives. A new member is defined here as a member-elect of either the U.S. Senate or the U.S. House of Representatives serving in that chamber for the first time. All 435 U.S. House seats and 34 of the U.S. Senate’s 100 seats were up for election on Nov. 5, 2024.
For historical comparison, 84 new members were elected to the 118th Congress in the 2022 election, including seven U.S. senators and 77 U.S. representatives. Seventy-one new members were elected to the 117th Congress in the 2020 election, including nine U.S. senators and 62 U.S. representatives.
This page focuses on new members elected to the 119th Congress. For more in-depth information on 2024 election results or new members elected to previous congresses, see the following pages:
- Election results, 2024: U.S. Congress
- Election results, 2024: U.S. Senate
- Election results, 2024: U.S. House
- Election results, 2022: New members elected to Congress
- Election results, 2020: New members elected to Congress
U.S. Senate
New U.S. senators
Nine new members—including six Democrats and three Republicans—joined the U.S. Senate to replace five Democrats, two Republicans, and two Independents who announced they would not seek re-election in 2024. Additionally, three Republicans will replace three Democrats as a result of general election defeats. The Republican Party gained four seats in the U.S. House for these reasons.
U.S. House
New U.S. representatives replacing retiring incumbents
Twenty-nine new members—including 13 Democrats and 16 Republicans—joined the U.S. House to replace 14 Democrats and 15 Republicans who either announced they would not seek re-election in 2024, withdrew from their races, or passed away while in office. The Republican Party gained one seat in the U.S. House for these reasons.
New U.S. representatives replacing incumbents seeking other offices
Eighteen new members—including 10 Democrats and eight Republicans—joined the U.S. House to replace 12 Democrats and six Republicans who ran for other offices instead of seeking re-election in 2024. The Republican Party gained two seats in the U.S. House due to incumbents seeking other offices.
New U.S. representatives elected due to redistricting
Two new members—one Democrat and one Republican—joined the U.S. House due to redistricting. They replaced two Republicans who sought re-election in different congressional districts in 2024 than they represented in 2022. The Democratic Party gained one seat in the U.S. House due to redistricting.
| New U.S. representatives elected due to redistricting, 2022 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original district | New representative | Incumbent (New district) | ||||
| Alabama's 2nd Congressional District |  Shomari Figures |
 Barry Moore (AL-01)
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| Colorado's 3rd Congressional District | Jeff Hurd |
Lauren Boebert (CO-04)
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New U.S. representatives who defeated incumbents
Fourteen new members—including nine Democrats and five Republicans—joined the U.S. House to replace six Democrats and eight Republicans who lost their races for re-election in 2024. The Democratic Party gained three seats in the U.S. House by defeating incumbents.
Historical comparison of number of new members of U.S. Congress
The following chart compares the number of new U.S. senators and U.S. representatives elected in 2024 with those elected in 2018, 2020, and 2022.
The following table compares the number of new U.S. representatives and senators elected in the 111th through 119th Congresses, using data provided by the Congressional Research Service for years prior to 2016.
| Historical comparison of number of new members of U.S. Congress, 2010-2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election year | Congress | New U.S. representatives | New U.S. senators | Total new members |
| 2024 | 119th | 63 | 12 | 75 |
| 2022 | 118th | 77 | 7 | 84 |
| 2020 | 117th | 62 | 9 | 71 |
| 2018 | 116th | 93 | 9 | 102 |
| 2016 | 115th | 55 | 7 | 62 |
| 2014 | 114th | 59 | 13 | 72[1] |
| 2012 | 113th | 75 | 14 | 89[2] |
| 2010 | 112th | 91 | 15 | 106[3] |
See also
- United States Congress elections, 2024
- United States Senate elections, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
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