2018 United States midterm elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2018_United_States_midterm_elections

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:election
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2018
gptkbp:date	November 6, 2018
gptkbp:held_in	gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2018 United States midterm elections
gptkbp:key_issues	gptkb:government_agency gptkb:education gptkb:Community_Center climate change healthcare LGBTQ rights voter suppression women's rights gun control
gptkbp:notable_event	record number of women elected high youth voter turnout increased diversity in Congress
gptkbp:notable_inductees	gptkb:Haley_Stevens gptkb:Sharice_Davids gptkb:Rashida_Tlaib gptkb:Ilhan_Omar gptkb:Mary_Gay_Scanlon gptkb:Josh_Hawley gptkb:Katie_Hill gptkb:Kyrsten_Sinema gptkb:Chrissy_Houlahan gptkb:Andrew_Gillum gptkb:Angie_Craig gptkb:Stacey_Abrams gptkb:Jahana_Hayes gptkb:Abigail_Spanberger gptkb:Cindy_Axne gptkb:Kendra_Horn gptkb:Elissa_Slotkin gptkb:Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez gptkb:Jacky_Rosen gptkb:Elaine_Luria gptkb:Gina_Ortiz_Jones gptkb:Ayanna_Pressley gptkb:Mike_Braun gptkb:Tina_Smith gptkb:Jessica_Cisneros gptkb:Jennifer_Wexton gptkb:Mikie_Sherrill gptkb:Lauren_Underwood gptkb:Deb_Haaland gptkb:Susan_Wild gptkb:Marsha_Blackburn gptkb:Ben_Ray_Luján gptkb:Beto_O'_Rourke gptkb:Xochitl_Torres_Small gptkb:Lucy_Mc_Bath
gptkbp:number_of_races	gptkb:39
gptkbp:political_party	retained control of the Senate won control of the House of Representatives
gptkbp:preceded_by	2014 United States midterm elections
gptkbp:seating_capacity	435
gptkbp:significance	control of Congress
gptkbp:succeeded_by	gptkb:2022_United_States_midterm_elections
gptkbp:type	gptkb:election
gptkbp:voter_turnout	50%