In 2018, Democrats gained a net total of 40 U.S. As a result, the Democratic Party needed to pick up 23 seats in 2018 to win partisan control. This was short of the 30 seats required to retake the chamber. They picked up seven seats while only losing one in Nebraska.

In the 2018 midterm elections, the Republican Party expanded their majority by two seats.įollowing the 2016 general election, the Democratic Party gained six seats. Senate with 51 Senate seats, Democrats had 47 Senate seats, and two seats were held by independents who caused with the Democratic Party. Heading into the 2018 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the U.S. In the 2016 elections, the Republican Party lost two seats but maintained its Senate majority.

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On this page, Ballotpedia compiled the following resources about the 2018 congressional elections: Ten Democratic seats were in states that supported Donald Trump (R) over Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016. In 2018, Democrats defended 26 seats-two held by independents-while Republicans defended nine seats. Heading into the election, Republicans held 51 seats, Democrats held 47 seats, and the remaining two were held by independents who caucused with Democrats. Republicans gained a net total of two U.S. From 1918 to 2016, the president’s party lost an average of 29 seats in midterm elections. Heading into the election, Republicans controlled the House with a 235-193 majority (plus seven vacancies).

House seats, 17 more than the 23 seats they needed to win control of the House.

The Democratic Party won control of the House, and the Republican Party retained control of the Senate.ĭemocrats gained a net total of 40 U.S.

Congress (35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) were up for election. On November 6, 2018, 470 seats in the U.S.

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