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12 new Senators were elected in 2012:

AZ - Jeff Flake (R) - replacing Jon Kyl (R)

CT - Chris Murphy (D) - replacing Joe Lieberman (I)

HI - Mazie Hirono (D) - replacing Daniel Akaka (D)

IN - Joe Donnelly (D) - replacing Richard Lugar (R)

ME - Angus King (I) - replacing Olympia Snowe (R)

MA - Elizabeth Warren (D) - replacing Scott Brown (R)

NE - Deb Fischer (R) - replacing Ben Nelson (D)

NM - Martin Heinrich (D) - replacing Jeff Bingaman (D)

ND - Heidi Heitkamp (D) - replacing Kent Conrad (D)

TX - Ted Cruz (R) - replacing Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

VA - Tim Kaine (D) - replacing Jim Webb (D)

WI - Tammy Baldwin (D) - replacing Herb Kohl (D)

Senate loss: 8 Democrats, 3 Republicans, 1 Independent

Senate gain: 6 Democrats, 5 Republicans, 1 Independent

Net Senate loss: 2 Democrats

Net Senate gain: 2 Republicans

84 new Congresspeople were elected in 2012:

AZ01 - Ann Kirkpatrick (D) - replacing Ben Quayle (R)

AZ05 - Matt Salmon (R) - replacing Jeff Flake (R)

AZ09 - Kyrsten Sinema (D) - new seat

AR04 - Tom Cotton (R) - replacing Mike Ross (D)

CA01 - Doug LaMalfa (R) - replacing Wally Herger (R)

CA02 - Jared Huffman (D) - replacing Lynn Woolsey (D)

CA07 - Ami Bera (D) - replacing Dan Lungren (R)

CA08 - Paul Cook (R) - replacing Jerry Lewis (R)

CA15 - Eric Swalwell (D) - replacing Pete Stark (D)

CA21 - David Valadao (R) - replacing David Dreier (R)

CA26 - Julia Brownley (D) - replacing Elton Gallegly (R)

CA29 - Tony Cardenas (D) - replacing Howard Berman (D)

CA35 - Gloria Negrete McLeod (D) - replacing Joe Baca (D)

CA36 - Raul Ruiz (D) - replacing Mary Bono Mack (R)

CA41 - Mark Takano (D) - replacing Dennis Cardoza (D)

CA47 - Alan Lowenthal (D) - replacing Laura Richardson (D)

CA51 - Juan Vargas (D) - replacing Bob Filner (D)

CA52 - Scott Peters (D) - replacing Brian Bilbray (R)

CT05 - Elizabeth Esty (D) - replacing Chris Murphy (D)

FL03 - Ted Yoho (R) - replacing Cliff Stearns (R)

FL06 - Ron DeSantis (R) - new seat

FL09 - Alan Grayson (D) - replacing Sandy Adams (R)

FL18 - Patrick Murphy (D) - replacing Allen West (R)

FL19 - Trey Radel (R) - replacing Connie Mack IV (R)

FL22 - Lois Frankel (D) - new seat

FL26 - Joe Garcia (D) - replacing David Rivera (R)

GA09 - Doug Collins (R) - new seat

HI02 - Tulsi Gabbard (D) - replacing Mazie Hirono (D)

IL08 - Tammy Duckworth (D) - replacing Joe Walsh (R)

IL10 - Brad Schneider (D) - replacing Robert Dold (R)

IL11 - Bill Foster (D) - replacing Judy Biggert (R)

IL12 - William Enyart (D) - replacing Jerry Costello (D)

IL13 - Rodney L. Davis (R) - replacing Tim Johnson (R)

IL17 - Cheri Bustos (D) - replacing Bobby Schilling (R)

IN02 - Jackie Walorski (R) - replacing Joe Donnelly (D)

IN05 - Susan Brooke (R) - replacing Dan Burton (R)

IN06 - Luke Messer (R) - replacing Mike Pence (R)

KY04 - Thomas Massie (R) - replacing Geoff Davis (R)

KY06 - Andy Barr (R) - replacing Ben Chandler (D)

MD06 - John K. Delaney (D) - replacing Roscoe Bartlett (R)

MA04 - Joseph Kennedy III (D) - replacing Barney Frank (D)

MI05 - Dan Kildee (D) - replacing Dale Kildee (D)

MI11 - Kerry Bentivolio (R) - replacing David Curson (D), who replaced Thad McCotter (R)

MN08 - Rick Nolan (D) - replacing Chip Cravaack (R)

MO02 - Ann Wagner (R) - replacing Todd Akin (R)

MTAL - Steve Daines (R) - replacing Denny Rehberg (R)

NV01 - Dina Titus (D) - replacing Shelley Berkley (D)

NV04 - Steven Horsford (D) - new seat

NH01 - Carol Shea-Porter (D) - replacing Frank Guinta (R)

NH02 - Ann McLane Kuster (D) - replacing Charlie Bass (R)

NJ10 - Donald Payne, Jr. (D) - replacing Donald Payne, Sr. (D)

NM01 - Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) - replacing Martin Heinrich (D)

NY06 - Grace Meng (D) - replacing Gary Ackerman (D)

NY08 - Hakeem Jeffries (D) - replacing Edolphus Towns (D)

NY18 - Sean Maloney (D) - replacing Nan Hayworth (R)

NY24 - Dan Maffei (D) - replacing Ann Marie Buerkle (R)

NY27 - Chris Collins (R) - replacing Kathy Hochul (D)

NC08 - Richard Hudson (R) - replacing Larry Kissell (D)

NC09 - Robert Pittenger (R) - replacing Sue Myrick (R)

NC11 - Mark Meadows (R) - replacing Heath Shuler (D)

NC13 - George Holding (R) - replacing Brad Miller (D)

NDAL - Kevin Cramer (R) - replacing Rick Berg (R)

OH02 - Brad Wenstrup (R) - replacing Jean Schmidt (R)

OH03 - Joyce Beatty (D) - replacing Steve Austria (R)

OH14 - David Joyce (R) - replacing Steve LaTourette (R)

OK01 - Jim Bridenstine (R) - replacing John Sullivan (R)

OK02 - Markwayne Mullin (R) - replacing Dan Boren (D)

PA04 - Scott Perry (R) - replacing Todd Platts (R)

PA12 - Keith Rothfus (R) - replacing Mark Critz (D)

PA17 - Matt Cartwright (D) - replacing Tim Holden (D)

SC07 - Tom Rice (R) - new seat

TX14 - Randy Weber (R) - replacing Ron Paul (R)

TX16 - Beto O'Rourke (D) - replacing Silvestre Reyes (D)

TX20 - Joaquin Castro (D) - replacing Charlie Gonzalez (D)

TX23 - Pete Gallego (D) - replacing Francisco Canseco (R)

TX25 - Roger Williams (R) - new seat

TX33 - Marc Veasey (D) - new seat

TX34 - Filemon Vela, Jr. (D) - new seat

TX36 - Steve Stockman (R) - new seat

UT02 - Chris Stewart (R) - new seat

WA01 - Suzan DelBene (D) - replaced Jay Inslee (D)

WA06 - Derek Kilmer (D) - replacing Norman D. Dicks (D)

WA10 - Dennis Heck (D) - new seat

WI02 - Mark Pocan (D) - replacing Tammy Baldwin (D)

Terminated Seats:

IL19 (Don Manzullo - R)

IA05 (Leonard Boswell - D)

LA07 (loser of Dec. 8 runoff election - R)

MA10 (John Olver - D)

MI15 (Hansen Clarke - D)

MO09 (Russ Carnahan - D)

NJ13 (Steve Rothman - D)

NY28 (Maurice Hinchey - D)

NY29 (Bob Turner - R)

OH17 (Betty Sutton - D)

OH18 (Dennis Kucinich - D)

PA19 (Jason Altmire - D)

House loss: 43 Republicans, 41 Democrats

House gain: 49 Democrats, 35 Republicans

Net House loss: 8 Republicans

Net House gain: 8 Democrats

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