2018 United States elections facts for kids
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Election day | November 6 |
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Incumbent president | Donald Trump (Republican) |
Next Congress | 116th |
Senate elections | |
Overall control | Republican hold |
Seats contested | 35 of 100 seats (33 seats of Class I +2 special elections) |
Net seat change | Republican +2 |
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2018 Senate results (Minnesota and Mississippi each held two Senate elections) Democratic hold Republican hold Democratic gain Republican gain Independent hold |
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House elections | |
Overall control | Democratic gain |
Seats contested | All 435 voting seats +5 of 6 non-voting seats |
Popular vote margin | Democratic +8.6% |
Net seat change | Democratic +41 |
2018 House of Representatives results (territorial delegate races not shown) Democratic hold Republican hold Democratic gain Republican gain |
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Gubernatorial elections | |
Seats contested | 39 (36 states, three territories) |
Net seat change | Democratic +7 |
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2018 gubernatorial election results
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The 2018 United States elections were held Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections happened during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump. Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the United States Senate and all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives were in the elections. Thirty-nine state and territorial governorships as well as many state and local elections were also in the elections.
Democrats net gained of 41 seats in the United States House of Representatives, gaining a majority in the chamber. This ended the control that the Republican Party had over the entire legislature. The Republican Party kept control of the United States Senate, making a net gain of two seats and defeating four Democratic incumbents in states that had voted for Trump in 2016. In the state elections, Democrats gained seven state governorships, control of at least 350 state legislative seats, and control of six state legislative chambers.
The elections had the highest voter turnout seen in midterm elections since 1914. This election was believed to be a "blue wave" election for the House and the states, but not the Senate.
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Turnout
On November 6, the United States Election Project estimated that 40 million early voters cast ballots on November 6, breaking the record for the number of early votes.
50.3 percent of eligible voters voted in 2018. In 2014, only 36.7 percent of eligible voters voted. The 2018 elections had highest turnout of any mid-term election held since the 1914 elections.
Results table
Subdivision and PVI | Before 2018 elections | After 2018 elections | ||||||||
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Subdivision | PVI | Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | |
Alabama | R+14 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 6–1 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 6–1 | |
Alaska | R+9 | Ind | Split | Rep | Rep 1–0 | Rep | Split | Rep | Rep 1–0 | |
Arizona | R+5 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–4 | Rep | Rep | Split | Dem 5–4 | |
Arkansas | R+15 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | |
California | D+12 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 39–14 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 46–7 | |
Colorado | D+1 | Dem | Split | Split | Rep 4–3 | Dem | Dem | Split | Dem 4–3 | |
Connecticut | D+6 | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 5–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 5–0 | |
Delaware | D+6 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 1–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 1–0 | |
Florida | R+2 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 15–11 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 14–13 | |
Georgia | R+5 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 10–4 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 9–5 | |
Hawaii | D+18 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 | |
Idaho | R+19 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2–0 | |
Illinois | D+7 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 11–7 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 13–5 | |
Indiana | R+9 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 7–2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 7–2 | |
Iowa | R+3 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Dem 3–1 | |
Kansas | R+13 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 | |
Kentucky | R+15 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–1 | |
Louisiana | R+11 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–1 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–1 | |
Maine | D+3 | Rep | Split | Split R/I | Split 1–1 | Dem | Dem | Split R/I | Dem 2–0 | |
Maryland | D+12 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 7–1 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 7–1 | |
Massachusetts | D+12 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 9–0 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 9–0 | |
Michigan | D+1 | Rep | Rep | Dem | Rep 9–4 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Split 7–7 | |
Minnesota | D+1 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem 5–3 | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 5–3 | |
Mississippi | R+9 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 | |
Missouri | R+9 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 6–2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6–2 | |
Montana | R+11 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 1–0 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 1–0 | |
Nebraska | R+14 | Rep | NP | Rep | Rep 3–0 | Rep | NP | Rep | Rep 3–0 | |
Nevada | D+1 | Rep | Dem | Split | Dem 3–1 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 3–1 | |
New Hampshire | Even | Rep | Rep | Dem | Dem 2–0 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 | |
New Jersey | D+7 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 7–5 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 11–1 | |
New Mexico | D+3 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–1 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 3–0 | |
New York | D+11 | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 17–9 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 21–6 | |
North Carolina | R+3 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 10–3 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 9–3 | |
North Dakota | R+17 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 1–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | |
Ohio | R+3 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 12–4 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 12–4 | |
Oklahoma | R+20 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–1 | |
Oregon | D+5 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 4–1 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 4–1 | |
Pennsylvania | Even | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 12–6 | Dem | Rep | Split | Split 9–9 | |
Rhode Island | D+10 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2–0 | |
South Carolina | R+8 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6–1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5–2 | |
South Dakota | R+14 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | |
Tennessee | R+14 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 7–2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 7–2 | |
Texas | R+8 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 25–11 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 23–13 | |
Utah | R+20 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3–1 | |
Vermont | D+15 | Rep | Dem | Split D/I | Dem 1–0 | Rep | Dem | Split D/I | Dem 1–0 | |
Virginia | D+1 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Rep 7–4 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem 7–4 | |
Washington | D+7 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 6–4 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 7–3 | |
West Virginia | R+20 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 2–0 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 3–0 | |
Wisconsin | Even | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 5–3 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 5–3 | |
Wyoming | R+25 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1–0 | |
United States | Even | Rep 33–16–1 | Rep 31–13 | Rep 51–49 | Rep 235–193 | Rep 27–23 | Rep 30–18 | Rep 53–47 | Dem 235–199 | |
Washington, D.C. | D+43 | Dem | Dem | N/A | Dem | Dem | Dem | N/A | Dem | |
American Samoa | N/A | NP/D | NP | Rep | NP/D | NP | Rep | |||
Guam | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | ||||
N. Mariana Islands | Rep | Rep | Ind | Rep | Rep | Ind | ||||
Puerto Rico | PNP/D | PNP | PNP/R | PNP/D | PNP | PNP/R | ||||
U.S. Virgin Islands | Ind | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | ||||
Subdivision | PVI | Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Governor | State leg. | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | |
Subdivision and PVI | Before 2018 elections | After 2018 elections |
Number of people who watched it on television
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Total television viewers
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Television viewers 25 to 54
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See also
In Spanish: Elecciones en Estados Unidos en 2018 para niños