election · General · 2018↳ Nov 6, 2018
2018 general elections
13,347,422 registered voters; 7,988,996 voted (65.75%). 466 contests, 2,389 candidacies and 460 elected.
Key figures
Turnout
Turnout. 1 item. Highest: Turnout, 65.75%. Lowest: Turnout, 65.75%. Turnout: 65.75%.
65.75%
Candidacies
Candidacies. 1 item. Highest: Candidacies, 2,389; +1,461.4 % 2016. Lowest: Candidacies, 2,389; +1,461.4 % 2016. Candidacies: 2,389; +1,461.4 % 2016.
2,389
Elected
Elected. 1 item. Highest: Elected, 460. Lowest: Elected, 460. Elected: 460.
460
Contests
Contests. 1 item. Highest: Contests, 466. Lowest: Contests, 466. Contests: 466.
466
§ 01Turnout
65.75% of the electorate voted; 34.25% abstained.
Turnout
Turnout. 5 items. Highest: Turnout · Null, 42,533,559 · 532.40%. Lowest: Turnout · Valid, 0 · 0.00%. Registered · Turnout: 7,988,996 · 59.85%; Registered · Abstentions: 4,160,672 · 31.17%; Turnout · Valid: 0 · 0.00%; Turnout · Blank: 0 · 0.00%; Turnout · Null: 42,533,559 · 532.40%.
Blank + Null
Blank + Null. 1 item. Highest: Blank + Null, 532.40%. Lowest: Blank + Null, 532.40%. Blank + Null: 532.40%.
532.40%
Abstentions
Abstentions. 1 item. Highest: Abstentions, 4,160,672. Lowest: Abstentions, 4,160,672. Abstentions: 4,160,672.
4,160,672
§ 02Balance of power
Balance of power
Seats held before the election, seats up, seats not up and seats won, from the officeholder and results data loaded here. A seat with no winner in the data is marked as such. civism makes no calls and no projections.
U.S. House · 2018
U.S. House · 2018. 435 items. Highest: Democratic, Democratic. Won: 213. Lowest: Democratic, Democratic. Won: 213. Total: 435. Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213; Democratic: Democratic. Won: 213. and 425 more.
| Party group | Held before | Not up | Up | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 193 | 0 | 193 | 213 |
| Republican | 235 | 0 | 235 | 191 |
| Vacant | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
U.S. Senate · 2018
U.S. Senate · 2018. 100 items. Highest: Republican, Republican. Won: 10. Lowest: Republican, Republican. Won: 10. Total: 100. Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10; Republican: Republican. Won: 10. and 90 more.
| Party group | Held before | Not up | Up | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 46 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| Republican | 51 | 43 | 8 | 10 |
| Independent (caucuses with Democratic) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vacant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Governors · 2018
Governors · 2018. 50 items. Highest: Republican, Republican. Won: 19. Lowest: Republican, Republican. Won: 19. Total: 50. Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19; Republican: Republican. Won: 19. and 40 more.
| Party group | Held before | Not up | Up | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | — | — | — | 15 |
| Republican | — | — | — | 19 |
§ 03Contests
Contests
Contests
Contests. 455 items. Governor: Places: Alabama; Governor: Places: Arizona; Governor: Places: Arkansas; Governor: Places: California; Governor: Places: Colorado; Governor: Places: Florida; Governor: Places: Georgia; Governor: Places: Hawaii; Governor: Places: Idaho; Governor: Places: Illinois. and 445 more.
§ 04Connections
Connections. 3 items. Highest: People, 1,325; 1,325 People. Lowest: Offices, 3; Governor; U.S. House; U.S. Senate. Offices: 3; Governor; U.S. House; U.S. Senate; Parties: 5; 5 Parties; People: 1,325; 1,325 People.