US Battleground States: Midterm 2018
Elections for 35 US Senate seats will take place in 2018. 16 of those 35 races as general election battlegrounds.
Democrats are left defending 25 seats (two of which are held by independents), while only eight seats up for election in 2018 are held by Republican incumbents. The fact that the Democratic Party has more seats to defend places it at a disadvantage relative to the Republican Party, regardless of political climate.
Two Senate elections are being held to fill vacancies caused by resignations: former Sen. Al Franken's (Democrat) seat in Minnesota and former Sen. Thad Cochran's (Republican) seat in Mississippi.
The Democratic Party must defend seats in 10 states that supported Donald Trump (Republican) over Hillary Clinton (Democrat) in 2016, while only one state with a Republican incumbent was won by Hillary Clinton in 2016, as listed below. These states make up the majority of those considered to be battlegrounds in 2018.
There are 13 states with a Democratic incumbent that have a Republican governor but no states with a Republican incumbent and a Democratic governor.
Elections for all 435 US House seats will take place in 2018. Republican Party holds a majority of 235 seats to Democrats' 193 seats. In a boost for Democrats ahead of the midterms, two swing states have seen extraordinary voter turnout in the party’s primary elections.
Democrats hope they can seize enough seats in Congress to take control of both the house and senate, and so deprive Mr Trump of the ability to push through much of his far-right agenda.
Wisconsin Republicans tapped state senator Leah Vukmir to battle incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin.
In the House, Democrats need to win 23 seats to take control, which would derail or stall much of Trump’s policy agenda and increase congressional oversight and investigation of the administration.
Senator Bernie Sanders, the former presidential candidate, easily won that state’s Democratic Senate primary. But Sanders, as before, is expected to decline the nomination and run as an independent.
In deep-red Texas, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is fending off Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke in a race that is separated by roughly 3 points.
Republicans hold a 51-to-49 seat majority in the upper chamber of Congress.
Democrats are left defending 25 seats (two of which are held by independents), while only eight seats up for election in 2018 are held by Republican incumbents. The fact that the Democratic Party has more seats to defend places it at a disadvantage relative to the Republican Party, regardless of political climate.
Two Senate elections are being held to fill vacancies caused by resignations: former Sen. Al Franken's (Democrat) seat in Minnesota and former Sen. Thad Cochran's (Republican) seat in Mississippi.
The Democratic Party must defend seats in 10 states that supported Donald Trump (Republican) over Hillary Clinton (Democrat) in 2016, while only one state with a Republican incumbent was won by Hillary Clinton in 2016, as listed below. These states make up the majority of those considered to be battlegrounds in 2018.
There are 13 states with a Democratic incumbent that have a Republican governor but no states with a Republican incumbent and a Democratic governor.
Elections for all 435 US House seats will take place in 2018. Republican Party holds a majority of 235 seats to Democrats' 193 seats. In a boost for Democrats ahead of the midterms, two swing states have seen extraordinary voter turnout in the party’s primary elections.
Democrats hope they can seize enough seats in Congress to take control of both the house and senate, and so deprive Mr Trump of the ability to push through much of his far-right agenda.
Wisconsin Republicans tapped state senator Leah Vukmir to battle incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin.
In the House, Democrats need to win 23 seats to take control, which would derail or stall much of Trump’s policy agenda and increase congressional oversight and investigation of the administration.
Senator Bernie Sanders, the former presidential candidate, easily won that state’s Democratic Senate primary. But Sanders, as before, is expected to decline the nomination and run as an independent.
In deep-red Texas, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is fending off Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke in a race that is separated by roughly 3 points.
Republicans hold a 51-to-49 seat majority in the upper chamber of Congress.
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