How many 2022 House races were decided narrowly?
How close were 2022 House races?
1Under 5 points38
25–10 points37
310–20 points75
420–40 points167
540+ points115
6Unopposed / no second finalist9
Data via Election.org
Election results · sourced historical data
U.S. House election victory-margin distribution, 2022
Official 2022 U.S. House contests grouped by the final-round percentage-point gap between the top two published candidate totals.
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38 official 2022 House contests had a final top-two margin below five percentage points; 9 had no second finalist with a positive published final share.
How to read it
For each FEC-published 2022 House contest, sorts the published final-round candidate percentages and calculates the top-two percentage-point difference. Ranked-choice final rounds and runoffs remain the contest's final method.
Important limits
- Election.org calculates the margin bins from official final percentages; the FEC does not publish these categories as a separate field.
- A close percentage margin is descriptive and does not measure campaign competitiveness, district partisanship, recount status, or spending.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Group | Contests |
|---|---|
| Under 5 points | 38 |
| 5–10 points | 37 |
| 10–20 points | 75 |
| 20–40 points | 167 |
| 40+ points | 115 |
| Unopposed / no second finalist | 9 |