"The activity we did see was consistent with what we shared in the weeks leading up to the election. Four special elections were held prior to November 6, 2018: Republicans did not defeat a single Democratic incumbent, though the party did pick up two open seats in Minnesota and one in Pennsylvania. Such positions include A total of 157 ballot measures were voted on in 34 states. Applying this definition to U.S. House elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose …
This represented the fewest divided legislatures since the In Arizona, a court settlement was reached on November 9 between Democrats and Republicans after Republicans filed a lawsuit on NovemberRecounts of ballots were ordered for Florida's Senate, governor, and agriculture commissioner races on November 10 after the tallies from 67 counties were deemed too close to call.In Georgia, a judge placed a temporary restraining order on Before the election there were allegations of voter suppression raised in Georgia, as well as outcry that candidate The North Carolina Board of Elections voted unanimously on DecemberAfter a delay caused by a restructuring of the board, hearings resumed on February 18, 2019. Democrats won a net gain of 40 seats on election day, but gained one more seat in a Democrats needed to win 51 seats to acquire a Senate majority. Race ratings from Cook Political Report.By Sarah Almukhtar, Mike Andre, Wilson Andrews, Matthew Bloch, Jeremy Bowers, Larry Buchanan, Nate Cohn, Alastair Coote, Annie Daniel, Tiff Fehr, Samuel Jacoby, Josh Katz, Josh Keller, Aaron Krolik, Jasmine C. Lee, Rebecca Lieberman, Blacki Migliozzi, Paul Murray, Kevin Quealy, Jaymin Patel, Adam Pearce, Rachel Shorey, Michael Strickland, Rumsey Taylor, Isaac White, Maxine Whitely, and Josh Williams.One-party rule in Washington is over, at least for the next two years.
A total of 50.3 percent of eligible voters voted in 2018, compared to a turnout of just 36.7 of eligible voters in 2014.A total of $5.7 billion was spent in the 2018 elections for House and Senate races, the most expensive midterm race ever.The 2018 elections saw a number of significant successes for women candidates.The 2018 elections also saw a number of significant successes for LGBT candidates and religious and ethnic minorities.Following the 2018 election, Minnesota became the only state in which each party controlled one chamber of the state legislature, though in Alaska, Republicans controlled one chamber and a cross-party coalition controlled the other. Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the United States Senate and all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives were contested. The party also won competitive open seat elections held in Florida, Georgia and Ohio.Democrats flipped at least 350 state legislative seats,Democrats gained a trifecta (control of the governor's office and both legislative chambers) in Colorado, Illinois, Connecticut, Maine, New Mexico, New York and Nevada as well as in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.All parties presented candidates in more races than usual. Democrats won the seats neededto take the …
These elections were held to fill vacancies for the remainder of the 115th Congress. Linda Gorton won a seat previously held by a Democrat in Two nonpartisan mayoral special elections were held in 2018:
Rep.LeadWinFlip. On that day the regulator reported that it had found evidence of "a coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme" that may have involved more than a thousand ballots or ballot request forms.In early 2018, six U.S. intelligence agencies unanimously reported their conclusionIn July 2018, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill alleged that Russian hackers unsuccessfully attempted to break into her Senate email account.On December 22, 2018, Coats reported that there was no evidence of vote tampering, but that "influence operations" had persisted. In a hypothetical tied Senate where each caucus had 50 senators, the vote of Republican Vice President States labeled as "no redistricting necessary" currently only have one congressional district, and thus do not need to redistrict.
These include initiatives on redistricting reform, voting rights, marijuana, infrastructure, health care and taxes.As a result of successful ballot measures, Colorado, Michigan and UtahIncumbent candidates won in mayoral elections held in major cities, including Although most local offices are nonpartisan, when looking at party identification of the officeholders, registered Republicans gained two mayorships during 2018. However, some projections show that, prior to the next round of redistricting, Rhode Island could lose its second district and Montana could gain a second district.There were no legislative elections in the four states (Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia) which hold state elections in odd-numbered years. There were also no elections to the It is impossible for either party to achieve a trifecta in Nebraska, which has a unicameral, non-partisan legislature.The Democratic Senate caucus consisted of 47 Democrats and 2 independents prior to the 2018 elections and 45 Democrats and two independents after the elections.Washington, D.C. does not elect a governor or state legislature, but it does elect a Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor
The 2018 elections were the first midterm elections since 2002 in which the party holding the presidency gained Senate seats.In the 2018 elections, Democrats sought to take control of the The 2018 House elections saw the largest number of retirements by incumbents of any election cycle since at least 1992.Democrats had 193 seats immediately prior to the November elections, and needed to net at least 25 seats to win a majority in the House of Representatives.
This represented the fewest divided legislatures since the In Arizona, a court settlement was reached on November 9 between Democrats and Republicans after Republicans filed a lawsuit on NovemberRecounts of ballots were ordered for Florida's Senate, governor, and agriculture commissioner races on November 10 after the tallies from 67 counties were deemed too close to call.In Georgia, a judge placed a temporary restraining order on Before the election there were allegations of voter suppression raised in Georgia, as well as outcry that candidate The North Carolina Board of Elections voted unanimously on DecemberAfter a delay caused by a restructuring of the board, hearings resumed on February 18, 2019. Democrats won a net gain of 40 seats on election day, but gained one more seat in a Democrats needed to win 51 seats to acquire a Senate majority. Race ratings from Cook Political Report.By Sarah Almukhtar, Mike Andre, Wilson Andrews, Matthew Bloch, Jeremy Bowers, Larry Buchanan, Nate Cohn, Alastair Coote, Annie Daniel, Tiff Fehr, Samuel Jacoby, Josh Katz, Josh Keller, Aaron Krolik, Jasmine C. Lee, Rebecca Lieberman, Blacki Migliozzi, Paul Murray, Kevin Quealy, Jaymin Patel, Adam Pearce, Rachel Shorey, Michael Strickland, Rumsey Taylor, Isaac White, Maxine Whitely, and Josh Williams.One-party rule in Washington is over, at least for the next two years.
A total of 50.3 percent of eligible voters voted in 2018, compared to a turnout of just 36.7 of eligible voters in 2014.A total of $5.7 billion was spent in the 2018 elections for House and Senate races, the most expensive midterm race ever.The 2018 elections saw a number of significant successes for women candidates.The 2018 elections also saw a number of significant successes for LGBT candidates and religious and ethnic minorities.Following the 2018 election, Minnesota became the only state in which each party controlled one chamber of the state legislature, though in Alaska, Republicans controlled one chamber and a cross-party coalition controlled the other. Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the United States Senate and all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives were contested. The party also won competitive open seat elections held in Florida, Georgia and Ohio.Democrats flipped at least 350 state legislative seats,Democrats gained a trifecta (control of the governor's office and both legislative chambers) in Colorado, Illinois, Connecticut, Maine, New Mexico, New York and Nevada as well as in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.All parties presented candidates in more races than usual. Democrats won the seats neededto take the …
These elections were held to fill vacancies for the remainder of the 115th Congress. Linda Gorton won a seat previously held by a Democrat in Two nonpartisan mayoral special elections were held in 2018:
Rep.LeadWinFlip. On that day the regulator reported that it had found evidence of "a coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme" that may have involved more than a thousand ballots or ballot request forms.In early 2018, six U.S. intelligence agencies unanimously reported their conclusionIn July 2018, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill alleged that Russian hackers unsuccessfully attempted to break into her Senate email account.On December 22, 2018, Coats reported that there was no evidence of vote tampering, but that "influence operations" had persisted. In a hypothetical tied Senate where each caucus had 50 senators, the vote of Republican Vice President States labeled as "no redistricting necessary" currently only have one congressional district, and thus do not need to redistrict.
These include initiatives on redistricting reform, voting rights, marijuana, infrastructure, health care and taxes.As a result of successful ballot measures, Colorado, Michigan and UtahIncumbent candidates won in mayoral elections held in major cities, including Although most local offices are nonpartisan, when looking at party identification of the officeholders, registered Republicans gained two mayorships during 2018. However, some projections show that, prior to the next round of redistricting, Rhode Island could lose its second district and Montana could gain a second district.There were no legislative elections in the four states (Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia) which hold state elections in odd-numbered years. There were also no elections to the It is impossible for either party to achieve a trifecta in Nebraska, which has a unicameral, non-partisan legislature.The Democratic Senate caucus consisted of 47 Democrats and 2 independents prior to the 2018 elections and 45 Democrats and two independents after the elections.Washington, D.C. does not elect a governor or state legislature, but it does elect a Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor
The 2018 elections were the first midterm elections since 2002 in which the party holding the presidency gained Senate seats.In the 2018 elections, Democrats sought to take control of the The 2018 House elections saw the largest number of retirements by incumbents of any election cycle since at least 1992.Democrats had 193 seats immediately prior to the November elections, and needed to net at least 25 seats to win a majority in the House of Representatives.