US Midterm Elections 2018- Dems take the House, GOP Keeps the Senate.

[Mr_Destiny]

irstupid said:

Mr_Destiny said:

The GOP won the overall House popular vote by 6.8% in 2010 (Wikipedia), which everyone called a wave. So far, the Dems also lead by 6.8% (Cook Political Report, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WxDaxD5az6kdOjJncmGph37z0BPNhV1fNAH_g7IkpC0/edit#gid=0), and that will only go up as California counts its absentee and mail-in ballots. If you go by the 2010 standard, this election definitely counts as a wave.

Just so you know, California sways the population vote for this, due to the fact that there was no republican on the ballet, so 100% of the votes in California all go towards the % you are using.

That's how it worked out in the Senate race, but we're talking about the House. Statewide, there were 8 races without a Republican, and one without a Democrat, so it does move the needle, but not by much.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-california-elections.html

Last edited by Mr_Destiny - on 13 November 2018