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| | Election Name | United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Type | legislative |
| Ongoing | no |
| Previous Election | United States House of Representatives elections, 2006 |
| Previous Year | 2006 |
| Previous Mps | United States House of Representatives elections, 2006 - complete list |
| Next Election | United States House of Representatives elections, 2010 |
| Next Year | 2010 |
| Seats For Election | All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 6 non-voting members |
| Election Date | November 4, 2008 |
| Leader1 | Nancy Pelosi |
| Party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1 | California-8th |
| Last Election1 | 233 seats, 53.6% |
| Seats Before1 | 236 (incl. 1 vacancy) |
| Seats1 | 257 |
| Seat Change1 | +21 |
| Popular Vote1 | 65,241,408 |
| Percentage1 | 53.18% |
| Swing1 | -0.6% |
| Leader2 | John Boehner |
| Party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2 | Ohio-8th |
| Last Election2 | 202 seats, 46.4% |
| Seats Before2 | 199 |
| Seats2 | 178 |
| Seat Change2 | -21 |
| Popular Vote2 | 52,184,380 |
| Percentage2 | 42.53% |
| Swing2 | -2.24% |
| Title | Speaker |
| Before Election | Nancy Pelosi |
| After Election | Nancy Pelosi |
| Before Party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Image | 2008 House elections.svg |
| Map Size | 350px |
| Map Caption | Results:
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| Align | "left"| |
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:This article discusses only races that resulted in a seat's party switch in the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2008 election. For complete list of the races in all districts, but without the commentary below, see United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 - complete list.
The 2008 U.S. 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. 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 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 Republican seats, giving the Democrats a net gain of 21. 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.
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