2018 midterm elections

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 6, 2018
gptkbp:elects gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Senate
state legislatures
state governorships
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2018 midterm elections
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2020_United_States_elections
gptkbp:notableAchievement Republican Party retained control of the Senate
Democratic Party gained control of the House of Representatives
gptkbp:notableEvent first Muslim women elected to Congress
first Native American women elected to Congress
high voter turnout for a midterm election
record number of women elected to Congress
gptkbp:notableStateFlips Maine gubernatorial race won by Democrat Janet Mills
Florida gubernatorial race won by Republican Ron DeSantis
Colorado gubernatorial race won by Democrat Jared Polis
Illinois gubernatorial race won by Democrat J.B. Pritzker
Michigan gubernatorial race won by Democrat Gretchen Whitmer
Alaska House flipped to Democratic control
Arizona Senate seat flipped to Democratic Party
Colorado Senate flipped to Democratic control
Connecticut Senate flipped to Democratic control
Delaware Senate flipped to Democratic control
Maine Senate flipped to Democratic control
Minnesota House flipped to Democratic control
Nevada Senate flipped to Democratic control
Nevada Senate seat flipped to Democratic Party
New York Senate flipped to Democratic control
Washington Senate flipped to Democratic control
New Mexico gubernatorial race won by Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham
Kansas gubernatorial race won by Democrat Laura Kelly
Wisconsin gubernatorial race won by Democrat Tony Evers
Georgia gubernatorial race won by Republican Brian Kemp
House seats in California, Texas, and New York flipped to Democratic Party
New Hampshire House and Senate flipped to Democratic control
gptkbp:numberOfGubernatorialRaces 39
gptkbp:numberOfHouseSeatsContested 435
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:business
gptkb:Donald_Trump_administration
healthcare
immigration
gptkbp:numberOfSenateSeatsContested 35
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2014_United_States_elections
gptkbp:type midterm
gptkbp:voterTurnout 49.4%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democratic_Attorneys_General_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4