2018 United States midterm elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
November 6, 2018
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| gptkbp:Democratic_Party_result |
gained control of the House of Representatives
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:2022_United_States_midterm_elections
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| gptkbp:House_Majority_after_election |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
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| gptkbp:House_Speaker_after_election |
gptkb:Nancy_Pelosi
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
2018 United States midterm elections
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| gptkbp:mainEvent |
numerous state and local elections
elections for 39 state and territorial governorships election of all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives election of 35 of 100 seats in the United States Senate |
| gptkbp:notable_ballot_measure |
gptkb:Florida_Amendment_4_(restoration_of_felon_voting_rights)
minimum wage increases in several states redistricting reform measures various marijuana legalization measures |
| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
first Muslim women elected to Congress
first Native American women elected to Congress record number of women elected to Congress Democrats gained 41 seats in the House Republicans gained 2 seats in the Senate highest voter turnout in a U.S. midterm since 1914 Jared Polis elected as first openly gay governor in U.S. history |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
increased diversity in Congress
increased youth voter turnout record campaign spending |
| gptkbp:notableWinner |
gptkb:Sharice_Davids
gptkb:Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez gptkb:Ayanna_Pressley gptkb:Deb_Haaland gptkb:Ilhan_Omar gptkb:Abby_Finkenauer Jared Polis |
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
gptkb:Donald_Trump_administration_policies
healthcare immigration voting rights gun control Russian interference concerns |
| gptkbp:part_of |
United States midterm elections
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:2014_United_States_midterm_elections
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| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:Donald_Trump
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| gptkbp:Republican_Party_result |
retained control of the Senate
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| gptkbp:Senate_Majority_after_election |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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| gptkbp:Senate_Majority_Leader_after_election |
Mitch McConnell
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| gptkbp:type |
midterm
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| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
50.3%
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Better_Off_Now_(Democratic_slogan)
gptkb:For_the_People_(Democratic_platform) |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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